Talk:Robert Searight

A fact from Robert Searight appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 June 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Sput played with Puppy and Dogg?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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 Theleekycauldron (talk) 08:28, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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~~... that drummer Robert Searight co-founded the gospel choir God's Property?~~ Source: "A self-contained urban gospel choir and band, God's Property was founded in 1992 in Dallas, Texas by Linda Ray Hall-Searight who, along with her son Robert Sput Searight, assembled the original musicians and singers and groomed them into a powerful, professional performing ensemble." Link
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sofia Halechko

Created by Bammesk (talk). Self-nominated at 14:16, 21 May 2022 (UTC).[reply]

The currently proposed hook is kinda... eh? I mean, if you're unfamiliar with his band or the choir it won't really catch your attention. Perhaps a hook about something else can be proposed here? As an aside, I think the article should be moved to simply Robert Searight since I don't think we usually include nicknames with quotes in article titles. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:58, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Narutolovehinata5: how about highlighting the words "puppy" and "dogg":

ALT1 ~~... that Robert Searight played with Snarky Puppy and Snoop Dogg?~~ Source: "including seven years as the touring drummer for Snoop Dogg" + "Snarky Puppy is Searight’s current home" source link

The word 'played' can be changed to 'performed' or 'collaborated'. Or other versions like: "... Sput played with Puppy and Dogg?" or "... a Snarky Puppy played with a Snoop Dogg?" I moved the page per your suggestion. Bammesk (talk) 00:53, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Article meets DYK requirements (new and long enough). It's also free from close paraphrasing. The hook is cited inline and verified in the source. I'm not really a fan of the original hook or ALT1, but I think your proposal

Alt2 "... Sput played with Puppy and Dogg?"

(which for the purposes of this review I'm labeling as ALT2) might work as a quirky hook. I'm not really sure if it's wording would fall under guidelines so I'd like to ask for a second opinion on if the wording is suitable or not. For the record, I'm striking the original hook, ALT1, and the other proposal (it falls under WP:EGG), so only ALT2 is under consideration for now. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:32, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Approve Alt 2. --evrik ^(talk) 20:47, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback from New Page Review process[edit]

I left the following feedback for the creator/future reviewers while reviewing this article: Nice work.

North8000 (talk) 02:47, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]