Template:Did you know nominations/Hurricane Dolores (2015)

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 SL93 (talk) 22:25, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

Hurricane Dolores (2015)

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~~... that Hurricane Dolores caused record-breaking rainfall amounts in Southern California?~~ Source: The Weather Channel
- ALT1: :~~... that a bridge carrying Interstate 10 in California was destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Dolores?~~
- ALT2:... that thunderstorms from Hurricane Dolores flooded the Moreno Valley, destroyed a bridge on Interstate 10, and struck a man with lightning?Source: NCEI NCEI NCEI

Improved to Good Article status by Destroyeraa (talk). Self-nominated at 18:08, 24 September 2020 (UTC).

Destroyeraa: The article is GA, well cited, and no copyvio. The DYKs are backed up with reliable sources. I'm more impartial to ALT0. All good? ~ HAL333 03:20, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

@HAL333: I believe it is. Thank you. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 18:10, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Perfect. Let's roll. ~ HAL333 19:15, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. I also believe the ALT1 should be posted, since it is more interesting and trivial. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 01:40, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

Then ALT1 it is. ~ HAL333 22:33, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

Why is ALT1 hooky? It's little more than a news item that could have happened to any bridge in a flood. The point of a "hook" is to reel in the reader to want to click on the article and read more. Neither of these alts are "hooky". Yoninah (talk) 12:36, 29 September 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: OK? Is a man getting struck by lightning in a thunderstorm hooky? ~ Destroyeraa🌀 12:44, 29 September 2020 (UTC)

@Destroyeraa: How about combining a few things – tornados, flooding, and a man struck by lightning in a thunderstorm? Yoninah (talk) 13:03, 29 September 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: Done! Added about flooding the Moreno Valley, destroying I10 bridge, and striking man with lightning. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 16:17, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

@Destroyeraa: Great hook wording! I added inline cites to satisfy WP:DYK#Cited hook; please check that they are correct. ALT2 hook refs verified and cited inline. Rest of review per HAL333. ALT2 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 17:41, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

Restoring thread. Destroyeraa, please do not overwrite hooks; it makes it impossible for other editors and promoters to follow the discussion. I have restored the ALT1 hook that was insufficient and renumbered the approved hook as ALT2. Yoninah (talk) 17:44, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

Thank you Yoninah. I agree that the new hook (ALT2) is more hooky, as you said. Thank you Yoninah and HAL333 for reviewing. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 18:15, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: Did this get posted yet? ~ Destroyeraa🌀 20:00, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

@Destroyeraa: No, we are still waiting for someone to promote it. Be patient. Yoninah (talk) 20:03, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: Oh, ok. Sorry. So we're waiting for someone to add it to the DYK box on the main page, since this has already been reviewed and passed. This is my first DYK nom, I honestly don't know what to expect ~ Destroyeraa🌀 20:05, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

@Destroyeraa: You can watchlist this page, and when the hook is promoted, T:DYKQ. There are currently 70 approved hooks waiting for promotion, and we promote 56 a week, so this should be going up shortly. Best, Yoninah (talk) 20:09, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: Thank you!