Template:Did you know nominations/Rolando López Salinas

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The result was: promoted by valereee (talk) 19:01, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

Rolando López Salinas

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... that suspected drug lord Rolando López Salinas survived two assassination attempts? Source: [Spanish]: "Recuerda que en 1999, cuando Lazcano se acababa de incorporar al cártel del Golfo, Cárdenas citó a Guzmán Decenas en una casa de seguridad en Reynosa, Tamaulipas, y le pidió juntar a 20 pistoleros para asesinar a Rolando López Salinas, El Roly, quien era amigo de Osiel." [English]: "Remember that in 1999, when Lazcano had just joined the Gulf cartel, Cárdenas summoned Guzmán Decena in a security house in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, and asked him to join 20 gunmen to assassinate Rolando López Salinas, El Roly, who was friend of Osiel." (Source 1) Source: [Spanish]: Uno de ellos eran Rolando López Salinas, el Rolis, quien habría sufrido un atentado el 22 de septiembre de 2000 en Miguel Alemán, del cual salió malherido su chofer Héctor Arias." / [English]: "One of them was Rolando López Salinas, the Rolis, who suffered an attack on September 22, 2000 in Miguel Alemán, from which his driver Hector Arias was injured." (Source 2)

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Comment: Most sources are in Spanish and may require subscription. Happy to share text upon request.

Moved to mainspace by MX (talk). Self-nominated at 18:43, 21 May 2019 (UTC).

I'm currently too busy to review this, but the hook needs work. Mainly because it doesn't make it clear who this Salinas person is. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 00:26, 22 May 2019 (UTC)

Narutolovehinata5 Thanks for the comment. How does it look now? I originally omitted his description b/c of BLP violation concerns, but Rolando is dead so I guess it wouldn’t apply. MX (✉ • ✎) 01:19, 22 May 2019 (UTC)

Now the problem is that it's not exactly a high catching hook anymore: it's kind of a given that there would be regular threats to the lives of drug lords (as Pablo Escobar can probably attest to). We probably need a new hook. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 01:22, 22 May 2019 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: Hopefully one of the alt hooks listed below helps. Thanks for the advice. MX (✉ • ✎) 18:16, 22 May 2019 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that a Mexican mayor warned that the murder of suspected drug lord Rolando López Salinas would increase drug-violence in his city?
ALT2: ~~... that after Rolando López Salinas defected from the Gulf Cartel, his previous employer tried to kill him and his cousin?~~
ALT3: ... that the rivals of suspected drug lord Rolando López Salinas leaked pictures of him to the press in an attempt to frame him?
ALT4: ... that a rumor leaked to the media led to an investigation against suspected drug lord Rolando López Salinas and his links to the police?
ALT5: ... that after an assassination attempt against Rolando López Salinas, the Tamaulipas State Police reportedly covered up the incident?

I think all the new hooks are better, with ALT1 and ALT3 being the most eye-catching. I'll leave the reviewing to another reviewer, though I'm open to picking this up if this remains stuck for a while or if my schedule opens up. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 03:34, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts for ALT1 are cited inline, and I am approving that hook, and also approving ALT0, which I like best. Striking the other hooks, not because they are bad, but because I have not checked them out. The article is neutral and I detected no copyright or plagiarism issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:13, 21 June 2019 (UTC)