- 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 sovereign°sentinel (contribs) 08:13, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
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A.C. Leonard
edit... that receiver A.C. Leonard caught two touchdown passes in his Canadian Football League debut?
Created by BU Rob13 (talk). Self-nominated at 07:18, 25 July 2015 (UTC).
New enough, long enough, and nominated in time. No obvious neutrality issues, well cited, and no close paraphrasing detected. QPQ done. IMO, fastest TE at combine might be a more interesting hook, and might be more accessible to non-football readers who would not know one stat from another.—Bagumba (talk) 20:21, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
- I've run 2-3 hooks recently that refer to combine times, so I've tried to differentiate here a bit. I feel like if I run them too frequently, they all become disinteresting. How about this to be more accessible? I think anyone can understand scoring in a debut is generally impressive, and they can always click through to find out more.
- ALT1:
... that A.C. Leonard scored on two touchdown receptions in his Canadian Football League debut?- I'm not a big fan of DYK's that rattle off game stats that aren't put into perspective e.g. it being the something-est most blah blah in blah blah history. Otherwise, stats are mundane; I understand football, and I think the two TDs are ho-hum. It's a good game, but not an attention grabber as a hook IMO. If it was a sport I didn't understand, like cricket, reading about some raw game stats would not pique my interest. In Leonard's case, where we can say he was the fastest TE at the combine, that gives the sense of a rarity, whether or not one knows football. If you feel strongly to mention the TDs, I can propose the ALT for the combine, and leave it for someone else to finish the review. Keep in mind that other people produce hooks, and sports ones are spread out too, so I don't think the potential repetitive nature of combine time is a big concern (unless you've got an assembly line going). Let me know your preference.—Bagumba (talk) 03:55, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
- Here's two alts for the combine. I don't feel particularly strongly about any particular hook in this nom, and you've addressed my concerns somewhat about the use of combine hooks, so no worries about running a combine hook. Of ALT2 and 3, I prefer 2. I don't think it's overly negative, and it's a little more interesting. ~ RobTalk 06:54, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
- ALT2:
... that A.C. Leonard wasn't selected in the 2014 NFL Draft despite running the fastest 40-yard dash among tight ends at the scouting combine earlier that year? - ALT3: ... that A.C. Leonard ran the fastest 40-yard dash among tight ends at the 2014 NFL scouting combine?
- I'm not a big fan of DYK's that rattle off game stats that aren't put into perspective e.g. it being the something-est most blah blah in blah blah history. Otherwise, stats are mundane; I understand football, and I think the two TDs are ho-hum. It's a good game, but not an attention grabber as a hook IMO. If it was a sport I didn't understand, like cricket, reading about some raw game stats would not pique my interest. In Leonard's case, where we can say he was the fastest TE at the combine, that gives the sense of a rarity, whether or not one knows football. If you feel strongly to mention the TDs, I can propose the ALT for the combine, and leave it for someone else to finish the review. Keep in mind that other people produce hooks, and sports ones are spread out too, so I don't think the potential repetitive nature of combine time is a big concern (unless you've got an assembly line going). Let me know your preference.—Bagumba (talk) 03:55, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
