Talk:Toy Town

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~~... that Bonkers exists because of the "cult" success of "Toy Town"?~~ Source: Hodgson, Jaimie (20 July 2021). "'Why Don't We All Go Bonkers?' – The Rise and Fall of Happy Hardcore". Vice. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Knight (artist)

Created by ResonantDistortion (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

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ResonantDis_tortion 19:39, 13 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Unless the reader is familiar with Bonkers (and I doubt most of our readership is), the hook is not easy to understand, let alone catchy. I understand if the intention is "the hook is vague on purpose to encourage readers to click", but with the current wording it might just confuse rather than entice readers. Pinging Launchballer for possible hook suggestions given they're familiar with music articles and hooks. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:53, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that "Toy Town" "almost destroyed" the happy hardcore scene, according to MC Magika?

ALT2: ... that the BBC Radio 1 DJ Kutski described the Hixxy and DJ Sharkey song "Toy Town" as "the definition of the UK hardcore sound"?--Laun chba ller 11:22, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the feedback Narutolovehinata5 and for the suggestions Launchballer. I did have a concern the initial proposed hook weas a bit too vague. I personally like Launchballers ALT1. ResonantDis_tortion 11:58, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for ALT1! I'm probably not the best person to review it as I've never heard of MC Magika before, but I don't think knowledge of the person is required to understand the hook so it's not a major issue. I've struck the other suggestions, so this can now receive a full review. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Narutolovehinata5 (talk • contribs) 02:09, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- This is the oldest fully unreviewed nom (well, Template:Did you know nominations/Environmental damage of Gaza caused by the Israel–Hamas war, but that's clearly in hand) and I need a QPQ, so I'm reviewing. Long enough, new enough. No neutrality issues found, no maintenance templates found, Earwig has no valid complaints. QPQ done. Looking at ALT1 now, I'd question whether we need to mention MC Magika by name, but I'll let a prepbuilder make that decision. New reviewer needed to approve ALT1.--Laun chba ller 12:14, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This has been stuck for a while, so I'm proposing an alternative ALT1 wording for consideration, although ALT1 itself is also fine:

ALT1a: ... that "Toy Town" was said to have "almost destroyed" the happy hardcore scene?

The thing about ALT1/ALT1a is that the reference for the "almost destroyed" statement comes in a subsequent sentence, when the guidelines say it has to be at the end of the relevant sentence. This will be approved once that's sorted out. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:52, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]