Template:Did you know nominations/Margrit Waltz
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The result was: promoted by DimensionalFusion talk 10:56, 20 September 2024 (UTC)
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Margrit Waltz
... that when Margrit Waltz accepted a marriage proposal, she told her suitor that he would never be the first love in her life?
- Source: "I told him straight out that he had to understand that if I said yes, he would always be number two, as flying was my first love."
RoySmith (talk) 15:22, 23 August 2024 (UTC).
Unusual life, on fine sources, no copyvio obvious. This ref has a day of birth. I made some small changes, please check. I wonder why you don't give us readers an infobox, - I first thought Margrit Waltz was the name of the pictured airplane ;) - I am not happy with the hook, because I believe that it's only quirky if we get to know that her #1 love will always be flying, not some other man. I am also not sure if, with such an unusual record of 900 trans-Atlantic flights, we should go for some little quirkiness instead of that unusual achievement. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:34, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for the review and for finding the German-language source! I've added the date of birth and an infobox. How about:
- ALT1: ... that Margrit Waltz holds the record for the most trans-Atlantic flights?
ALT2: ... that Margrit Waltz has ferried almost 1000 planes across the Atlantic?
PS, I've stuck my original; you're right, it's a silly thing to focus on. Of the two above, I think ALT2 is the better one. RoySmith (talk) 14:14, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
Thank you, I like both, and could also imagine a combination. - On the Main page right now Jerzy Artysz, and all the hook says is that he was honoured by a music university on his 70th birthday. Nothing about him as an unusual person. I don't recall any other baritone who performed so many title roles, - they usually go to the high voices. Sad. I had no time nor energy to fight it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:42, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
- ALT2a: ... that Margrit Waltz has ferried almost 1000 planes around the world?
- Gerda Arendt I just realized ALT2 is incorrect and replaced it with ALT2a. RoySmith (talk) 14:17, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
- I see, but think "around the world might be misunderstood, no? Perhaps the 900 across the Atlantic are less vague, and interesting enough. At present, ALT1 is approved, I moved ALT2a below the approval, because I'm afraid not every prep builder will study the history. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:31, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
- ALT2b: ... that Margrit Waltz has ferried almost 1000 planes to points on five continents?
- Thank you, approving all, prefer ALT2b. Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:35, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
- I see, but think "around the world might be misunderstood, no? Perhaps the 900 across the Atlantic are less vague, and interesting enough. At present, ALT1 is approved, I moved ALT2a below the approval, because I'm afraid not every prep builder will study the history. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:31, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
