Template:Did you know nominations/The Wiccan Web
- 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 Theleekycauldron talk 03:27, 27 October 2023 (UTC)
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The Wiccan Web
- ... that The Wiccan Web lists multiple deities of ritual cybersex? Source: Telesco, Patricia; Knight, Sirona (2001). "Computer Wizardry". The Wiccan Web. New York, New York: Citadel Press. pp. 100–110. ISBN 0-8065-2197-X.
- ALT1: ... that The Wiccan Web recommends drawing pentagrams on your computer screen in oil? Source: Thorpe, David (13 March 2012). "The Wiccan Web". Something Awful. Retrieved 22 October 2023. ...he's an actual media critic/journalist, to be clear
- ALT2: ... that a reviewer of The Wiccan Web, a guide to the internet for witches, compared reading it to "watching a train wreck in slow motion"? Source: Fisher, Barbara (2002). "Book Reviews: The Wiccan Web: Surfing the Magic On The Internet". newWitch. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dan Fable
- Comment: For Halloween. Prefer either of the first two.
Created by Vaticidalprophet (talk). Self-nominated at 17:55, 21 October 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/The Wiccan Web; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
- Claiming this. Obviously new enough, well over the length requirement. The sourcing is generally good although I'm not sure where in the SA review that the reviewer says the spells are potentially harmful - he's mostly clowning about the inconsistency in the herbs. I like the concept of the first hook but I feel like the phrasing doesn't quite do the silliness justice. What about a version that actually names some of the recommended cybersex deities? I feel like it's pretty hooky that it suggests calling upon the warrior-queen Medb for "sensual surfing" for example. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 19:50, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
- I think the implication that he's saying rubbing oil on your computer will damage it is pretty clear, but I've trimmed just in case. Some hooks on the ALT0 line:
- ALT0a: ... that The Wiccan Web associates multiple deities with ritual cybersex, including the Celtic warrior queen Medb?
- ALT0b: ... that The Wiccan Web suggests calling upon the Celtic warrior queen Medb for ritual cybersex?
- I like plain ALT0 better and ALT1 most of all, but I think this works too. Vaticidalprophet 20:03, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
Okay, I'm approving; all of the potential hooks are hooky and properly cited, and there are no other DYK-prohibitive issues with the article. My preference is ALT0a/ALT0b or ALT1, with ALT2 farther behind. IMO nom preference for hook should be taken into account where possible so barring any specific reason not to run ALT1, it should be ALT1. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 20:11, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
- I think the implication that he's saying rubbing oil on your computer will damage it is pretty clear, but I've trimmed just in case. Some hooks on the ALT0 line:
- Was about to promote ALT0b, but the "cybersex" sentence lacks a footnote. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:50, 26 October 2023 (UTC)