Template:Did you know nominations/Benjamin Kapelushnik

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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet (talk) 12:46, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

Benjamin Kapelushnik

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... that at age 16, Benjamin Kapelushnik, also known as "Benjamin Kickz", made an estimated US$1 million in sales by selling highly exclusive sneakers? Source: Fortune: "Age: 16. The business: Sneakerdon.com is an online sneaker resale marketplace that caters to fans of high-end exclusive, rare and limited sneakers. With a roster of celebrity clients including DJ Khaled, it’s estimated Kapelushnik will bring in about $1 million in sales this year."
- ALT1:... that at age 16, Benjamin Kapelushnik, also known as "Benjamin Kickz", sold sneakers to celebrity clients such as DJ Khaled, Drake, Travis Scott, Floyd Mayweather and Kevin Hart? Source: GQ : "...business is well and truly ‘boomin’ for 16 year old sneaker dealer Benjamin Kickz...yet his big time break came at the end of 2014, when a customer introduced him to DJ Khaled...With clients reading like a who’s who of Hip Hop, including Drake, Rick Ross, Travis Scott, Future to even actors and sports stars like Floyd Mayweather and Kevin Hart, Ben remains level headed...

Comment: First DYK nom.

Created by Dr.Swag Lord, Ph.d (talk). Self-nominated at 05:45, 6 April 2021 (UTC).

First DYK nom? Confirmed. So you are QPQ exempt and I'll be gentle.
The article is new, long enough, and well sourced. ALT0 is verified. ALT1 is not, as you put Kevin Hart and Future in the hook but they're not mentioned in the article body. The GQ source includes Kevin Hart and Future, and Rick Ross too. So, either add Hart and/or Future to the article, or remove them from the hook. The article appears to be written neutrally, and I did consider it carefully given there's an assault involved in the biography. You made good use of the word "allegedly" and other ways of indicating innocence until proven guilty. I don't think I've ever seen a hook link to the same article twice, so I believe that should be edited to either Benjamin Kapelushnik, also known as "Benjamin Kickz" or Benjamin Kickz. I don't know if you have a preference there, Dr.Swag Lord, Ph.d. ALT0 is good to go, ALT1 could be with minor changes. Congrats on your first DYK article. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:32, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Thank you so much for the review Muboshgu! He sold shoes to dozens of celebrities, so I really had to pick and choose carefully which ones to include in the article. I added Hart in the article and I'll remove Future from the hook. Are you saying it would appropriate to solely refer to him as Benjamin Kickz in the hook? I would prefer we link and bold Benjamin Kapelushnik (since that's the article title) and then add also known as "Benjamin Kickz" in quotes and unlinked. Dr. Swag Lord (talk) 20:22, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

ALT1 is approved now. I have no preference on which hook to use. He could be identified in the hook either way. Some of the sources you presented list him as "Benjamin Kickz" in their title, so it would be fine to present him that way. It would have to be piped though per MOS:DYKPIPE. I have revised the above hooks to match DYK formatting, without changing content. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:30, 7 April 2021 (UTC)