- 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 Theleekycauldron (talk) 22:34, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
KiHa 80 series
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that the KiHa 80 series car KiHa 81-3 (pictured) on display at the Kyoto Railway Museum was manufactured by a different company to that of the original KiHa 81-3 car?
- ALT1: ... that the KiHa 80 series car KiHa 81-3 (pictured) on display at the Kyoto Railway Museum was manufactured by Kinki Sharyo, unlike the original KiHa 81-3 car (which was built by Teikoku Sharyo)?
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that the KiHa 80 series train car KiRo 82-800 had a lounge with a microwave and a refrigerator? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 20:49, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
Created by MiasmaEternal (talk). Self-nominated at 03:04, 16 December 2021 (UTC).
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Thank you for uploading this concise and clear article. Just a few minor points. 1. Three short paragraphs are not sourced - the sources are probably elsewhere in the article - please repeat them in those paragraphs? 2. Please add the DYK image to the article, so that we can use it here? 3. I am assuming that You do not have five DYKs yet, therefore you do not yet have to do a QPQ. - but please confirm that? 4. I am taking the source for the hooks on good faith, because I cannot read Japanese, so no problem there. 5. I prefer ALT1 because the design of the unit in the picture is fantastic - I love it - and yellow as well! - and ALT1 gives us the names of its manufacturers, which is worth knowing. If you agree, I'll strike out ALT0. Storye book (talk) 11:55, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
- I've went ahead and added the sources and images. As for the QPQ situation, I've only done one DYK (for the KiHa 183 series), so no worries there. And I'll have to concur with you preferring ALT1 - the fact that the display car was built by Kinki Sharyo, and not Teikoku Sharyo like the original always stuck out to me. MiasmaEternalTALK 21:58, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you, MiasmaEternal. This nom is good to go now. I look forward to seeing that great photo on DYK! Storye book (talk)
- Hi there, @MiasmaEternal and Storye book! While the image is excellent, I think the hook relies a little too heavily on the image for interestingness. I don't think it'll jump out at people that a train car was manufactured by one person, rather than another—I've suggested an ALT2, but it's for a different car in the series. Do you have another hook that can use the image, and if not, thoughts on ALT2? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 20:49, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
- I am happy with ALT2, and I agree that it is interesting. My priority is always to get a nom through DYK at any cost (while still acting honourably of course). So although I'd rather see a good image being used, it's still OK if it isn't used. It is worth adding that the article says that most of that massive hood (bonnet in UK) was used to house the engine, and the car was wider than usual - a big like a Chevy ... Could we use something like that for the hook (without the Chevy) so that we could use the picture? Storye book (talk) 21:17, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
- So something like "DYK that... the engine hood on the KiHa 80 series, which was built in the 1960s, resembles that of a car from that era?" What are your thoughts, @Storye book? MiasmaEternalTALK 23:36, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
- Or: "resembles some car-styles from that era"? Or something like that? "That of a car" appears to refer to a particular car, which might tantalise classic car aficionados. Otherwise, I'm personally happy with your suggestion. The only problem that I foresee is that we might be challenged by other editors who want a citation for it looking like some types of car, and we don't have such a citation, sadly. Storye book (talk) 10:14, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
- Second thoughts: Actually, I think the concentration on the image is OK, and I don't think that the hook is uninteresting to the people that matter. Our DYK has to have something for everyone, doesn't it, and it's a particular joy, perhaps, to be able to offer something to our large rail-enthusiast contingent. We are very lucky to have them along with us, because they contribute a lot, and they use our services a lot. I can't imagine them not being interested in that hook and image. After all, we happily offer hooks and pictures to fans of baseball, cricket, and other stuff which bores a lot of us to death, but we don't grudge that type of hook to the fans who will really appreciate it? Storye book (talk) 10:27, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
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that the engine hood on the first iterations of the KiHa 80 series (example pictured), which was built in the 1960s, resembles that of some car styles from that era? - I added in "the first iteration", since it was only the KiHa 81 series that had the hood, and not the later KiHa 82s. MiasmaEternal☎ 11:49, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
- I like ALT3, but you would need to add a similar comment into the article, with a citation. ALT1 should go through prep with no trouble even if some people find it dull, but I fear that ALT3 would be thrown out (however entertaining it is) if it did not have a citation. Storye book (talk) 13:51, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
- Yeah, I find myself preferring ALT1, since it would be a nightmare trying to find a citation for ALT3. MiasmaEternal☎ 20:54, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you, MiasmaEternal. Good to go, with ALT1. Storye book (talk) 22:05, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
- @MiasmaEternal and Storye book: I'm sorry you went through all that discussion to be back where we started! This can be labyrinthian sometimes. However, I'm afraid I don't see ALT1 to be interesting enough to a broad audience—I couldn't run it in a non-image slot, for example, because then it doesn't even have the image to draw people to the article. That kind of reliance suggests that we probably need a different hook. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 22:12, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
- Fair enough - the last DYK I submitted for the KiHa 183 series, while it was obscure, it had a quirkiness to it (the ability to travel with stuffed animals on the Asahiyama Zoo service) that made it interesting to a broad audience. Alternatively, I'll make another suggestion:
- ALT4: ... that to promote the KiHa 80 series train, a film was made of a 9-car set on the Kawagoe, Jōban and Tōhoku Main Lines?
- - of course, I'm happy to run this without the picture (not ideal, but what can you do?) MiasmaEternal☎ 23:23, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
- I like the content of ALT4, and it is short enough with 164 characters, but I think it needs adjustment. You don't need to mention promotion twice and KiHa 81 twice, so maybe something like, to promote the KiHa 80 series a film was made of the set (of what?) on the blah lines. If we are now considering a general audience, we will need to explain what the set is. I have no idea. Is it the loco/engine and carriages/cars? Storye book (talk) 10:38, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
- I've adjusted it per your suggestion - as to the question of what it consists of, the non-Joyful Train KiHa 80 sets are split into two types: the KiHa 81 & KiHa 82 series. And they're called that because their lead power cars are KiHa 81 and 82 respectively. MiasmaEternal☎ 21:36, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
- @MiasmaEternal: That's a lot better, thank you. Sorry to keep asking for things. Now that we can see ALT4 clearly, the series numbers are not self-explanatory. I think that for the general public it needs "train" or "train car" or whatever in there, to give our average Joe something to click for. After all, ALTs 0, 1 and 2 all had "train" or "railway" in the hook. Hopefully, if we can get that sorted, we'll have something to put forward for the promoter. Storye book (talk) 21:48, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
ALT4 to T:DYK/P3
Thank you for uploading this concise and clear article. Just a few minor points.