Template:Did you know nominations/2020 American athlete boycotts

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:25, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

2020 American athlete boycotts

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... that in 2020 professional athletes protested by refusing to play in response to high profile police shootings of Black people? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)
- ALT1:... that as part of the larger Black Lives Matter movement professional athletes began boycotting games in 2020? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)
- ALT2:... that in America, athletes from nearly every major sport NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL, WNBA, MLS and WTA boycotted sporting events in response to police shootings?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Transylvanian peasant revolt

Created by Lightburst (User talk:Lightburst), RobotGoggles (talk), Thisisnotatest (talk), Natg 19 (talk), and 7&6=thirteen (talk). Nominated by 7&6=thirteen (☎) 00:29, 1 September 2020 (UTC)) at 23:02, 31 August 2020 (UTC).

Comment great! The article has been edited by quite a few and readers may find the peripheral articles interesting. ATL1 seems like a clean accurate hook, but I will wait to hear others. Lightburst (talk) 00:53, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
Comment I've struck ALT1 because it seems to imply that athletes never struck before 2020. (t · c) buidhe 06:47, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Thanks Buidhe, I did not read it that way, but if it can be misinterpreted I would consider another from the entries. Lightburst (talk) 16:25, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Comment I recommend ALT0 because it is the clearest about what happened, i.e. "refused to play", and it is the only one that does not use the word "boycott" - which is inaccurate and may well get changed to "strike" per an ongoing discussion. -- MelanieN (talk) 20:15, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

New enough at time of nomination, well-cited without plagiarism (ran it through Earwig's tool). Hook is interesting and supported by the referenced content in the article. I think ALT0 is the best.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 01:09, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

Article has been improved and referenced by many editors. There is now spillover to labor unions who say they are following the athlete's example. I think that ALT0 is best based on 3family6's recommendation. Lightburst (talk) 16:05, 6 September 2020 (UTC)