Template:Did you know nominations/Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

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The result was: rejected by Orlady (talk) 22:42, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike[edit]

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... that Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a Broadway play in which most of the characters are named after characters in Anton Chekhov plays?

Comment: This is a date request for the June 10th 0:00 (UTC) queue which is the exact time when the 67th Tony Awards will air.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:55, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nominated at 06:55, 29 April 2013 (UTC).

Reviewing: Template:Did you know nominations/Out of the Grey (The Dream Syndicate album) (2/2 QPQs)--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:07, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

I am contemplating a single multiple hook at Template:Did you know nominations/The Assembled Parties.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 05:15, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

Well, I can approve this article, whether or not it goes up on its own or in a multi-hook. Personally I think it's better to go with separate hooks, so more attention is drawn to each article. Hook fact is verified in this source[1], though it's written more as a throwaway line in the article. I'd recommend a slight rewrite to the hook:

ALT1: ... that the characters in the Broadway play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike are named after characters in Anton Chekhov plays?

And definitely support holding this for June 10. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:30, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

The only way I would go with this as a separate hook is if the others are not approved. I am going for the record.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:01, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

for alt1 which I think is more understandable. I can confirm hook size, citation and reference are OK. I like this better than the confusing alt hooks in Template:Did you know nominations/The Assembled Parties. Also confirmed the authorship, size and newness of the article. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 10:55, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

Since when do we approve hooks twice and after they are already in the approved hooks section.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 11:12, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

Well it is not closed yet! Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:40, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

Are the multi hooks really that confusing? They don't seem any worse than say the one at Template:Did you know nominations/Ashtabharya et. al.‎ P.S. I just added a new alt4 and a simpleton alt5.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 11:17, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
The alt5 there is definitely the most understandable. Because the play titles look like chunks of English text they make the sentences in the hooks tricky to understand. So if you say a lot, the meaning will be lost to the rapid reader. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:40, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

Well. I hope someone approves one with a picture, but will accept whatever happens.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 13:12, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

I'm closing this as "not promoted" because the hook target is now grouped with Template:Did you know nominations/The Assembled Parties as a multi-hook, which will be promoted. --Orlady (talk) 22:42, 3 June 2013 (UTC)