Talk:University of Texas at Arlington Rebel theme controversy

Latest comment: 2 years ago by BlueMoonset in topic Did you know nomination

Did you know nomination

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The result was: rejected by BlueMoonset (talk13:44, 23 March 2022 (UTC)Reply
Merge discussion has closed as "merge", so there won't be an article left for DYK

 
University of Texas at Arlington Rebel theme

Moved to mainspace by Michael Barera (talk). Self-nominated at 21:03, 21 November 2021 (UTC).Reply

  •   I'm not sure what source is supposed to support the hook statement that the controversy ended, but the article doesn't seem to: many supporters of the Rebel theme had hard feelings about the whole experience, some of whom remained opposed to the change and Harrison's actions decades later. This indicates to me that while the Rebel theme was replaced (with Maverick), said removal, and the theme itself, remains controversial, even as its retention was controversial at the time. A new hook would seem to be needed. BlueMoonset (talk) 05:45, 4 December 2021 (UTC)Reply
How about this? Michael Barera (talk) 20:45, 4 December 2021 (UTC)Reply
Michael Barera, I feel ALT1 is too repetitive: the phrase "Rebel theme" is used three times, and "University of Texas" appears twice. Looking at the image source, it says "Rebels mascot" rather than "Rebel theme", so reflecting that could help the "pictured" bit. BlueMoonset (talk) 05:41, 11 December 2021 (UTC)Reply
Well, BlueMoonset, what would you prefer to see? Michael Barera (talk) 18:24, 11 December 2021 (UTC)Reply
Michael Barera, not to be flip, but something that is a) supported by a source and by the article itself, and b) not repetitive. I've looked through the article a few times, and have had trouble coming up with something that is both interesting and meets both a) and b). I've struck the original and ALT1 hooks, and hope you're able to find something more effective and supported without being repetitious. Best of luck. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:59, 28 December 2021 (UTC)Reply
  • I'm not sure if a corollary of WP:DYKSG#D5 applies here; we may want to see what happens with the merge proposal before continuing with this, as it wouldn't be good for this to appear on the Main Page with a merge banner. {{u|Sdkb}}talk 21:47, 29 December 2021 (UTC)Reply
Is this nomination going to move anytime soon? It's been held up since December and the merge discussion has yet to be completed. This is the oldest currently open DYK nomination, so if it's not going to move forward within a reasonable timeframe it may be time to close this. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 16:44, 12 February 2022 (UTC)Reply
@Narutolovehinata5: seems like not, but I'm curious—we keep finding ourselves in this position, and we can't be the only ones. Is there any way to get more eyes on merge proposals? theleekycauldron (talkcontribs) (she/they) 07:07, 16 February 2022 (UTC)Reply
I've notified the 4 related WikiProjects on the talk pages. Hopefully that will help a bit. This is a relatively complicated merger though; the articles involved are fairly large. 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 23:59, 18 February 2022 (UTC)Reply
As a rule I don't really edit article anymore outside my general editing interests (i.e. Japanese pop culture). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:30, 16 March 2022 (UTC)Reply