Template:Did you know nominations/Covanta Hempstead

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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet (talk) 10:07, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Covanta Hempstead

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... that Covanta Hempstead's predecessor smelled so bad it caused nearby shoppers to vomit, and its replacement was called "ridiculous" by the County Executive? Source: [1] and [2]
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jergins Trust Building

Moved to mainspace by Antony-22 (talk). Self-nominated at 05:13, 22 August 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Covanta Hempstead; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: 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:
Other problems: - I think dropping the County Executive statement and replacing it with the strike due to odor would be better. Try to lean into the potential confusion over a person-like name for this plant.

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I think the hook could use some work, with my suggestions above. Everything else checks out. Sounder Bruce 06:33, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

I'm not sure what hook would leverage a "person-like name"; I tend not to like easter-egg type hooks anyway. The following hook goes along with your other suggestion but I don't think it's as good as the original hook. Antony–22 (^talk⁄_contribs) 21:31, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that Covanta Hempstead's predecessor smelled so bad it caused nearby shoppers to vomit and its workers to strike?

@SounderBruce: Ping. Antony–22 (^talk⁄_contribs) 21:28, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

Wonderful hook. Everything looks good to go. Sounder Bruce 19:45, 29 August 2023 (UTC)