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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) 07:04, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

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Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing[edit]

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  • Reviewed: Clay Higgins
  • Comment: DYKcheck seems to be mis-identifying the pre-expansion point. This is the version from the last edit on 18 December, and is 802 characters. Present version is 5126 characters, so is well over a x5 expansion. Recent AfD closed as "no consensus", making this article now eligible for a nomination.

    Source for the hook is this article by David Gorski which states: "Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing is a journal known for its publication of truly ridiculous studies" and also that "it's not enough simply to point out that these three journals are shams masquerading as real scientific journals. You never know. Maybe these three papers are simply awesome ... I'll start with [the one] published in the second woo-iest of the journals, Explore. Or maybe it's the first woo-iest of the journals. After all, it doesn't limit itself to just one quackery, the way Homeopathy does."

5x expanded by EdChem (talk), Randykitty (talk), Jytdog (talk), and Headbomb (talk). Nominated by EdChem (talk) at 15:34, 26 December 2016 (UTC).

yes thanks for asking. Jytdog (talk) 15:01, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: I can see someone having concerns about the overall neutrality of the article as it does use some "overly negative language". However, none of that language is used in Wikipedia's voice; it's all direct quotations from people in the mainstream scientific community who seemingly cannot emphasize strongly enough that this journal is not reputable. It would violate neutrality and be a disservice to our readers not to include that information, and it is balanced by quotes indicating what the journal and its proponents say about itself.

I have some concerns about the hook itself - I'm not a fan of hooks that are nothing more than what critics or reviewers say about a work. Like, in an article about a song, I'd rather have a hook talk about how it underperformed compared to the singer's other songs than a hook reiterating praise for the song from Billboard magazine. But there are exceptions - and this is one I'd be inclined to make, especially since there's not much in the article that I think would make for a better hook. I am suggesting one alternate hook below, but if people prefer the original hook it's fine with me and I'm approving that hook.

Alt 1 "... that the editorial board of the fringe medicine journal Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing includes a faith healing advocate; a hypnotherapist, acupuncturist, and herbalist; and a parapsychologist?" ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 17:53, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

@ONUnicorn: Thanks for the review. I prefer ALT0 to ALT1. Easter Egg links have been controversial lately and I chose not to name or link to editors to avoid any potential BLP issue. Jytdog, as the other expander, do you have a view? Also, as I understand DYK rules, a reviewer can't tick an alternative hook which s/he proposed, unless it is a tweak of the original hook... so much as I would like this to be promoted, if you want ALT1 to be used (ONUnicorn), you'll need to call for a new reviewer to examine just ALT1 (which does not mean you can't use this for QPQ credit, by the way). EdChem (talk) 21:14, 20 January 2017 (UTC)
Just to be clear; ALT1 was a suggestion - I am fine with using ALT0, and specifically was approving ALT0. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 21:19, 20 January 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for the clarification, ONUnicorn, and the suggested alternative hook. However, and given your clarification, I request the promoter use ALT0. EdChem (talk) 22:46, 20 January 2017 (UTC)
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