Template:Did you know nominations/Washington State Route 546

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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:22, 31 October 2018 (UTC)

Washington State Route 546

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5x expanded by SounderBruce (talk). Self-nominated at 07:35, 14 September 2018 (UTC).

  • The article was expanded 5x on Sept 14, prose is plenty long enough, and the article is within policy. The hook is under 200 characters and is interesting to a broad audience. SounderBruce, just let me know when the QPQ is done. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:03, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

@SounderBruce: Honestly I don't really see how this hook is interesting: is it considered unusual for a discontinued highway route to be restored later on? Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 12:18, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

Narutolovehinata5, it's an 8 mile long highway, I don't know how much more interesting it can get. Do you have an alt you want to propose? If not, as the reviewer, I believe that the hook meets the guidelines and the green check mark should be restored. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:28, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
@Gonzo fan2007 and SounderBruce: Perhaps some discussion as to why it was first deleted and then why it was later restored could make for a better hook? Without context it just doesn't seem that interesting in my opinion. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 00:08, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
The "why" isn't all that interesting (basically being a component of a relocated route, then given its own branch designation later). I won't be able to write up a new hook for a day or two, as I'm in the middle of traveling. SounderBruce 12:06, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
  • This ALT isn't interesting at all, given that it's a simple description that can be applied to any road. If we're going this route, then something like this would have some amount of interest.
  • I still greatly prefer the ALT0, which is something that makes this highway unique. SounderBruce 03:00, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
  • As already noted - it has no context. Szzuk (talk) 07:22, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
ALT3 looks fine to me; ALT2 as well although less so. @Gonzo fan2007: thoughts? Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 13:53, 28 October 2018 (UTC)
Alt0, Alt2, Alt3, and then Alt1 in that order. Alt1 is a simple descriptor and Alt3 is pretty common traffic management. I still like Alt0, but Alt2 would be fine with me as well. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:01, 28 October 2018 (UTC)
If we're going down the roundabout route, then the number (for such a short American highway) is probably more interesting than the alternating traffic. ALT1 is wholly unsuitable and ALT3 is boring. SounderBruce 21:35, 28 October 2018 (UTC)
  • Based on the discussion above, it appears that ALT2 can work as a compromise hook, as both the nominator and the reviwers are fine with it. ALT2 is approved. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 01:01, 29 October 2018 (UTC)