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Did you know nomination
edit- 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: promoted by SL93 (talk) 15:38, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
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- ALT1:
... that Bert Nievera, dubbed the Johnny Mathis of the Philippines, encountered Mathis who watched him perform "Misty", Mathis' signature song?Source: "Frannie Kirk, who previously managed the SOS and briefly Nievera, recalled an instance at a lounge at the Sahara resort in Lake Tahoe when Nievera was doing his Mathis take before he joined the SOS. “He was doing ‘Misty,’ with eyes shut, and the real Johnny Mathis heard this voice and came to see where it was coming from,” Kirk said. “Roberto had his eyes shut and was surprised (to see Mathis) but was excited that he liked the act.”"
Created/expanded by Polo (talk). Self-nominated at 11:38, 5 July 2020 (UTC).
New enough, long enough, well referenced, no close paraphrasing seen. But there is far too much linking going on inside sentences, which is why the Philippine Star ref (footnote 5) is cited so many times. Please move all the cites to the end of the sentence and eliminate the duplicates. For example:- He resumed his singing career[1] performing in clubs,[1][2][3] including in Ember's Club in Cubao[4][1] where he was earning ₱15 a night.[1]
- This would be rewritten as:
- He resumed his singing career performing in clubs, including in Ember's Club in Cubao where he was earning ₱15 a night.[1][2][3][4]
- If you need help, let me know.
- The hook is okay but repeats Mathis' name three times. Could you try rewriting it? Hook ref verified and cited inline. No QPQ needed for nominator with less than 5 DYK credits. Yoninah (talk) 09:48, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
- @Yoninah: I appreciate your feedback. Regarding that excerpt, I placed the citations in that manner (as with others) to maintain WP:INTEGRITY, and it looks fine to me. Nevertheless, I already made little changes to that specific part in the live version so it may look less cluttered. Here's two alts, the first so "Mathis" isn't overly repeated, while the second is a new, simpler hook.
- ALT2: ... that Bert Nievera, dubbed the Johnny Mathis of the Philippines, encountered the real singer who
alsowatched him perform "Misty", the latter's signature song? Source: Same as ALT1 above - ALT3:
... that Bert Nievera became known as the Johnny Mathis of the Philippines after winning a singing contest?Source: https://rappler.com/entertainment/bert-nievera-baguio-boy-tribute
WP:INTEGRITY does not include citing the same source over and over in the same sentence. I moved the cites to the end of the sentences. As it is, you have 41 cites to the same source, which is rather extreme considering that other sources verify the same material. ALT2 looks good, thank you. ALT2 hook ref verified and cited inline. ALT2 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 12:02, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
- ALT2: ... that Bert Nievera, dubbed the Johnny Mathis of the Philippines, encountered the real singer who
- @Yoninah: I appreciate your feedback. Regarding that excerpt, I placed the citations in that manner (as with others) to maintain WP:INTEGRITY, and it looks fine to me. Nevertheless, I already made little changes to that specific part in the live version so it may look less cluttered. Here's two alts, the first so "Mathis" isn't overly repeated, while the second is a new, simpler hook.
References
- ^ a b c d e Nievera, Bert (October 14, 2001). "The sad and happy ballads of Bert Nievera". The Philippine Star (Interview). Interviewed by Ricky Lo. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ a b "In Memoriam". Fil-Am Courier. Honolulu, Hawaii. April 1, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ a b Concepcion, Pocholo (March 27, 2018). "Filipino balladeer Bert Nievera dies at 81 in Las Vegas". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Cimatu, Frank (March 30, 2018). "Remembering Baguio boy Bert Nievera". Rappler. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
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