Talk:Santa Claus (clipper)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Amakuru (talk) 23:58, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

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• ... that Santa Claus at one time delivered poop?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mother and Child (Tavener)

Created by Gatoclass (talk). Self-nominated at 03:03, 24 December 2022 (UTC).

• @Gatoclass: Nice article. Poop deck joke? (I was looking for something about carrying sewage and couldn't find it.) I'm not going to review it, mind, just asking for what part of the article supports the hook. Kingsif (talk) 05:05, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

  Guano is bird poop :) Gatoclass (talk) 05:11, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

  Completely overlooked that! Kingsif (talk) 05:21, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

  np :) Gatoclass (talk) 05:24, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

• New enough, long enough, sourced, and plagiarism-free. I'm a little concerned about Her lines were attractive, as that seems to be a subjective value judgement in wikivoice. Is there a more encyclopedic description? Hook is cited and interesting, but that's the play on words we usually reserve for April Fools' day – since Santa Claus isn't real and the hook isn't really negative, I'll let it slide if "Santa Claus" is italicized. QPQ has been done, so we're almost there – nice job, Gatoclass! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 06:56, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

  Thanks leeky. "Her lines were attractive" has been changed to "considered attractive" per WP:VOICE - thanks for picking that up. With regard to italicization - there is a long tradition here of leniency with regard to formatting conventions for quirkies and special occasions, when those conventions would tend to spoil the surprise. Indeed, a hook of mine employing the very same device was accepted for the Christmas set only last year (which, as it happens, you yourself promoted ;) ). Cheers, Gatoclass (talk) 08:04, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

  @Gatoclass: yikes, you got me! ;) Hmm... I'm willing to let it go if the promoter is, so I won't hold it up. approved for December 25. Cheers! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 08:16, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

@Theleekycauldron, Gatoclass, and Kingsif: See late discussion Bruxton (talk) 19:43, 24 December 2022 (UTC)