Template:Did you know nominations/Wild Bill Hickok (film)

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:13, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Wild Bill Hickok (film)

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... that the black-and-white 1923 Western Wild Bill Hickok starring William Hart was the first film to depict Wyatt Earp and the only film to include his character before he died? Source: "Bert Lindley made motion picture history as the first actor to play Wyatt Earp..." (Wyatt Earp's Cow-boy Campaign page 259); "The film was the first to feature Wyatt on the silver screen, but another decade passed before Hollywood caught on to his enduring appeal." (The untold story of how Wyatt Earp got ripped off by outlaws in the last outlaw town), and "Movies with Wyatt in a more central role picked up after the publication of Lake’s book, beginning with Law and Order in 1932..." (Wyatt Earp on Film)

Created/expanded by Btphelps (talk). Self-nominated at 22:59, 31 October 2016 (UTC).

QPQ, reviewed Inspirasi

New enough. Long enough (5x expansion). QPQ done. Interesting hook which checks out with the cited source. NPOV. Earwig returns a figure of 71.2%, which is high. For example, the beginning of the "plot" section looks like a straight copy from IMDB, but the whole article needs looking at for close paraphrasing issues, copyright violations and plagiarism. Edwardx (talk) 02:20, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

I wrote the plot summary on IMDB based on what I first wrote on WP, not the other way around. I've eliminated some of the close paraphrasing. If you look closely, the copyvio hits are on lists of individuals and on specific quotes made by Earp or from promotional copy for the film:

"Back in the days when the West was young and wild, ‘Wild Bill’ fought and loved and adventured with such famous frontiersmen as Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp." (Promotional copy)
"...deputy sheriff to Bat Masterson of Dodge City, known as one of the three greatest gun-men that ever lived, along with Bat Masterson and ‘Wild Bill’ Hickok." (Promotional copy)
"I am sure that if the story were exploited on the screen by you, it would do much towards setting me right before the public which has always been fed up with lies about me." (Wyatt Earp)

— btphelps ^{(talk to me) (what I've done)} 09:05, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Edwardx, any remaining concerns? — btphelps ^{(talk to me) (what I've done)} 23:40, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

Thank you btphelps for that detailed explanation about IMdB, which explains my misunderstanding. I agree that once you strip out the quotes, there are no significant close paraphrasing issues, copyright violations or plagiarism. Good to go. Edwardx (talk) 15:55, 16 November 2016 (UTC)