Template:Did you know nominations/Bartho Smit

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The result was: promoted by Allen3 ^talk 16:39, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

Bartho Smit[edit]

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... that Afrikaans-language author Bartho Smit's play Putsonderwater could not be performed in his home country of South Africa because of its political message?

Reviewed: 4th nomination, do not need QPQ

Created by Tavix (talk) and SimonTrew (talk). Nominated by Tavix (talk) at 04:02, 24 April 2015 (UTC).

Hook checks out (although only according to the first of the two references; the second reference does not mention that it could not be performed), but the article is not long enough (only 1,440 characters of prose). Number 5 7 11:16, 24 April 2015 (UTC)

@Number 57:. The best reference for the hook is actually the Mail & Guardian article (Adema). I moved some references around to make it more obvious. My DYK check showed 1503 characters but I think that is because it included the external link. In any case, I added ~150 characters so hopefully that is adequate. Tavix Talk 18:09, 24 April 2015 (UTC)

The problem is that you are still referencing the hook with a source that does back up that fact – the Breaking Barriers book says nothing about the play not being allowed to be performed. Length is now fine though. Number 5 7 11:59, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

@Number 57: I thought I already switched the Breaking Barriers book out for the Adema article, but I actually did not. Now it should be fixed. The hook is referenced with the Adema article (best reference for it) AND the Encylopeadia Britannica article (references the hook, but doesn't say where it couldn't be performed.) Tavix Talk 19:59, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

OK, looks good to go now. No particular opinion on the political message bit, although it's probably better to have a reason why it wasn't performed than leave the reader guessing. Number 5 7 16:55, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

Comment: Would the hook be better without the phrase "because of its political message?" It might be better due to people wondering why and then clicking into the full article to find out. Tavix Talk 19:59, 25 April 2015 (UTC)