Talk:Belvidere Apollo Theatre collapse

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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on December 30, 2024.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the only fatality of the Belvidere Apollo Theatre collapse was the only audience member to buy a band T-shirt at the event?

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Did you know nomination

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 AirshipJungleman29 talk 01:41, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the only fatality of the Belvidere Apollo Theatre collapse was the only audience member to buy a band t-shirt at the event?

Source: https://abc7chicago.com/apollo-theatre-roof-collapses-belvidere-illinois-band-crypta/13074673/

ALT1: ... that the only person to buy a band t-shirt from Crypta at a 2023 concert was the only one to die in the collapse of the concert venue?
ALT2: ... that the lead singer of Crypta recognized the only man to die in the Belvidere Apollo Theatre collapse as the only audience member to buy a concert t-shirt from them that night?
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Comment: I saw the backlog and I'll consider doing a QPQ even though it isn't required. I can't at this very moment but could later on today.

Created by Departure– (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Departure– (talk) 17:34, 5 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

My first attempt at a QPQ so forgive me if I don't really know what I'm doing. Preemptively requesting second opinion.

"Newness":Article was created December 2nd, nominated December 4th, so it is <7 days from creation.

Length: More than long enough

Copyvio: Earwig tool gives 18.7%, spot checks found no copyvio.

Article is stable, no edit warring/deletion tags

Sourcing for hook is adequate

Hook length: 128 for main, 134 for ALT1, 177 for ALT2, all <200 so it works

Interesting: Yes(IMO)

No images requested in DYK nom.

No QPQs required, as Departure has <5 DYK noms

Other notes: I like ALT1 more, as main does not mention what band/what event. Everything looks good. Would like second opinion.

Wildfireupdateman(talk)

- Added alt2, which I think contains less awkward wording. @Wildfireupdateman:, please tell me if this sounds better. Departure– (talk) 23:06, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

- - I think that works, and may be better because it adds the fact that the singer themself recognized the victim. @Departure–:

Wildfireupdateman(talk) 23:15, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Second opinion here; thank you for your review @Wildfireupdateman:. The article is new enough and long enough for DYK. It is well sourced throughout, written in a neutral tone and free from copyvio problems. No QPQ required. Three ALT hooks have been suggested: ALT0 works well, as the topic of the article is placed at the beginning of the hook. The hook is verified in the source, and in the article. The two other hooks place more focus on the band who played, who are not the central topics of the article - so my preference is for ALT0. Good to go! Chaiten1 (talk) 22:14, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment This nomination has been given approval by two other parties and is ready to be promoted. Departure– (talk) 14:27, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]