- 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 RoySmith (talk) 16:29, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
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Lim Kok Wing
- ... that Malaysian businessman Lim Kok Wing was depicted as "King of Africa"?
Created by Kingoflettuce (talk). Self-nominated at 08:36, 6 September 2022 (UTC).
New enough, long enough, no copyvio per Earwig and the hook is adequately cited. This nomination is good to go. Ashwin147 (talk) 17:22, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- @Kingoflettuce and Ashwin147: Wouldn't it be more accurate to say that he marketed himself that way? Or that his company did it for him? I mean, saying "depicted" sounds like there was at least some consensus for that title... theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 03:17, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
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... that Lim Kok Wing's university marketed him as the "King of Africa"? - ALT2: ... that Lim Kok Wing was criticized for a billboard marketing him as the "King of Africa"?
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- @Kingoflettuce and Ashwin147: Wouldn't it be more accurate to say that he marketed himself that way? Or that his company did it for him? I mean, saying "depicted" sounds like there was at least some consensus for that title... theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 03:17, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
- Accurate yes, albeit less hooky. Will defer to what the reviewer finally decides. Kingoflettuce (talk) 09:37, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
- The cited links are silent about who was behind putting up the billboard. There's no mention of this being a marketing tactic in either of them either. And depictions do not require consensus, do they? In the absence of any further citations, I think we should stick to the original hook. Ashwin147 (talk) 19:12, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
- I'll concede the fact that the university did not say they put up the billboard in the first place; I do think that "depiction" implies noncontroversiality in a way that conveys us trying to be silly, rather than duly mentioning the backlash to something universally panned. That's all, I'm not gonna push further; I'll strike ALT1 and leave it there. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 08:53, 12 September 2022 (UTC)