Talk:Gaby Malave

Did you know nomination

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: rejected by reviewer, closed by BorgQueen (talk) 14:17, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

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• ... that as a young athlete, Gaby Malave first played futsal before moving to soccer? Source: Medina, Víctor (2016-03-16). "El talento en el fútbol femenino se hace presente en Cotopaxi con Gabriela Daniela Malavé Vaca" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Daniela Solera

Created by Evrik (talk), Kingsif (talk), and Dwanyewest (talk). Nominated by Evrik (talk) at 22:07, 28 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Gaby Malave; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• Maybe a different hook could be proposed here? It's not really uncommon for professional football players to start out playing futsal or indoor soccer first. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:05, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

@Evrik: ? Kingsif (talk) 01:38, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

• General eligibility:
• New enough: - Maybe? Article was created 18 July 2023 and submitted for DYK on 28 July 2023. However, it was expanded 27 July 2023, which I believe would be 5x expansion, though I'm having trouble getting the exact calculation.
• Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting: - As Narutolovehinata5 noted, it's "really not uncommon for professional football players to start out playing futsal or indoor soccer first." Although the hook is short, I wouldn't consider it "punchy, catchy, and likely to draw the readers in to wanting to read the article."

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Overall, the article looks fine, though it could use some re-organization to make it clearer, especially for someone unfamiliar with the topic. However, the biggest issue is that the current hook isn't interesting. Looking at the article, I don't have an ALT to propose. Significa liberdade (talk) 23:51, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

• As the nominator hasn't edited since the start of the month, pinging co-creator Kingsif as well as Cielquiparle who has an interest in the WWC to see if something can be done here about the hook. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:21, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: I recall that she still plays futsal along with football, which is more unusual, but I'm not sure where that source is. There's otherwise nothing really hook-y, though. Kingsif (talk) 20:35, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

@Kingsif: In which case, do you still want to proceed with the nomination? Courtesy ping to Significa liberdade as the reviewer. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:07, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: How about: Alt1: ... that football goalkeeper Gaby Malave took part in Ecuador's under-20 selection process when she was 14? Kingsif (talk) 22:47, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

I'll wait for Significa liberdade's comment first before responding further as SL is the reviewer here. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:26, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

I don't know if I have enough background knowledge on the sport to determine whether that's a big deal or not. It kinda sounds like it? This would definitely be a better hook than the former. Significa liberdade (talk) 00:50, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Yeah, playing above your age group is uncommon, especially for goalkeepers, where there are far fewer spots. Kingsif (talk) 13:49, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

• @Kingsif and Significa liberdade: With the nominator still MIA and there being little progress over the last month, should this nomination still be pursued or should the nomination be closed? I have mixed feelings about ALT1 and I'm not really sure if it's a good hook or not (I'm leaning more towards "no" right now). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:11, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

• Given that we haven't heard from OP, I'm also leaning toward closing the nomination. Although ALT1 could work, I have more questions, e.g., did Malave just go to the U20 tryouts (not that notable) or was she part of the U20 pool (more notable)? I feel like we need more input from OP, but given their status, I'd vote for closure. Significa liberdade (talk) 17:57, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
• I say it's up to you, I am not opposed to a close and really don't have much time right now. Kingsif (talk) 15:08, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

• The nominator edited yesterday but otherwise remains largely inactive. In any case there seems to be a consensus on this page that none of the proposed hooks are suitable and there isn't anything else in the article that can be used as a hook. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:24, 31 August 2023 (UTC)