- 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 Yoninah (talk) 13:02, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
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Frederick Swann
Frederick Swann
- ... that virtuoso organist Frederick Swann (pictured) was seen weekly on television by an estimated audience of 20 million viewers in 165 countries? source: Los Angeles Times, August 5, 1998
- ALT1:... that virtuoso concert organist Frederick Swann (pictured) began playing the organ for church services as a 10-year old when he was finally tall enough for his feet to reach the pedals? sources: Los Angeles Times, August 5, 1998 and Redlands Daily, November 23, 2017: "It wasn’t until he was 10 that he finally was able to play the instrument properly — his legs weren’t long enough before."
- Reviewed: Wolfgang Marschner
Improved to Good Article status by JGHowes (talk). Self-nominated at 04:09, 29 December 2020 (UTC).
It's a GA, QPQ has been conducted. As for the hooks, I like both. However, I'm mildly surprised that a GA has material in the lead which isn't then in the main body of the article (i.e. the number of viewers for his Hour of Power and the number of countries is in the lead but not mentioned anywhere else – typically I'd see it the other way round, just mentioning his Hour of Power in the lead and then the viewership in the main part of the article). Also, the source says the number of viewers is "estimated" which we should reflect in the hook ("... by an estimated audience of 20 million ...") and the article rather than just make a statement of fact in Wikipedia's voice that isn't backed up in the source. Also a couple of citations missing in there. Finally, if we prefer ALT1, I'm struggling to see that mentioned in the article anywhere? The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 12:00, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review and suggestions, The Rambling Man. I've made the changes as a result. JGHowes talk 15:02, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
good to go with the original hook. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 15:40, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
- @The Rambling Man: "Alt1" now mentioned in the article (2nd paragraph, "Early years and education"). JGHowes talk 18:23, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review and suggestions, The Rambling Man. I've made the changes as a result. JGHowes talk 15:02, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
