- 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 Allen3 talk 21:49, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
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Nandaka
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- ... that the sword (pictured as a man) of the god Vishnu symbolizes knowledge?
- Reviewed: Philip L. Boyd
Created by Redtigerxyz (talk). Self nominated at 09:52, 5 January 2015 (UTC).
- EEng, see ayudhapurusha for the concept, weapons are depicted as humans in Hindu art.--Redtigerxyz Talk 09:49, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
- Well, I kind of figured something like that (everything's always something else in Hindu art -- a lot of art in general, come to think of it) but since the img shows a man with a sword the reader will naturally think there's something wrong in the designation. Is there some way you can make the hook avoid this problem? Too subtle for me. EEng (talk) 10:04, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
- EEng, "pictured as a man" is accurate and referenced. The whole point of the hook is to confuse the reader a little and interest him/her to click on the link. ALT segment: (pictured anthropomorphically as a man). --Redtigerxyz Talk 10:18, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
- A sword depicted as a man is fine, but then the man himself is carrying a sword -- that's the bit I think may cause trouble. I suggest you watch ERRORS closely during the hooks MP appearance lest some knowitall admin pull it or modify it. You might even include a <! -- see Template:Did you know nominations/Nandaka -- > message right in the hook head off trouble. EEng (talk) 11:22, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
- EEng, "pictured as a man" is accurate and referenced. The whole point of the hook is to confuse the reader a little and interest him/her to click on the link. ALT segment: (pictured anthropomorphically as a man). --Redtigerxyz Talk 10:18, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
- Well, I kind of figured something like that (everything's always something else in Hindu art -- a lot of art in general, come to think of it) but since the img shows a man with a sword the reader will naturally think there's something wrong in the designation. Is there some way you can make the hook avoid this problem? Too subtle for me. EEng (talk) 10:04, 12 January 2015 (UTC)