Template:Did you know nominations/Claire Wallace (broadcaster)
- 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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:49, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
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Claire Wallace (broadcaster)[edit]
... that early Canadian radio broadcaster Claire Wallace was known for her reporting stunts, which included broadcasting from 5000 feet above Niagara Falls?
- Reviewed: no QPQ, less than 5 DYK credits
Created by Alanna the Brave (talk). Self-nominated at 19:06, 12 November 2017 (UTC).
| General: Article is new enough and long enough |
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| Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation |
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| QPQ: None required. |
Overall: 
Article is new enough and long enough, well-sourced and neutral in tone, and has no plagiarism or close-paraphrasing issues that I can see, except what is noted below. My only concern is that I can't understand the hook: typically a hook may use cryptic or double-meaning phrasing to make a joke and draw a reader in, clarifying the true meaning in the article; here, though, the article (and the source) are equally unclear and cryptic. What exactly does "5000 feet above Niagara Falls" mean? Was she in an airplane or hot-air balloon, circling or hovering in the air a mile above the falls? I can't approve this hook if, after reading the article, I still have no idea what it really means. Fix this issue and the article will be ready to go. Approved with alternate hook, GTG! Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 16:39, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
- Comment: I couldn't find a source that directly explains this, but I think it's quite obvious that it means she was reporting from an aircraft. --Paul_012 (talk) 05:53, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
- An airplane? a hot-air balloon? a dirigible? Shot out of a cannon? Yes, I also think it must mean she was in some sort of flying vehicle, but it's strange that we have to guess and assume about the basic facts of the event, and I don't feel great about its being used as the hook if we can't find one published sentence about what actually happened.-Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 20:43, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
- Hello Bryanrutherford0, sorry about the wait! Unfortunately, none of my sources offer more detail about Wallace's Niagara Falls broadcast, so I don't know what sort of aircraft may have been used. If it really bothers you though, I can offer you an alternate DYK hook (see below). How does this one sound? Alanna the Brave (talk) 00:14, 27 November 2017 (UTC)
ALT1:... that early Canadian broadcaster Claire Wallace was known for her reporting stunts, which included climbing a Mexican volcano and joining a deep-sea diving expedition?
That works!-Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 02:01, 27 November 2017 (UTC)