Talk:Wind phone

Did you know nomination

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 Chipmunkdavis (talk) 14:07, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

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• ... that you can talk to the dead using a wind phone in Japan? Source: "'Voices in the Wind' is based on a real-life pilgrimage spot: a telephone booth in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, known as the 'wind phone,' where mourners go to have conversations with people they’ve lost." 'Voices in the Wind': Loss and a haunting journey home, The Japan Times.
  • ALT1:... that a disconnected wind phone in Japan has attracted over 30,000 visitors? Source: "More than 30,000 people have used it to 'speak' to deceased loved ones." Berlin Hidden Gem: 'Voices in the Wind' Depicts a Sense of Connection in Japan, The Hollywood Reporter.

• Reviewed: This is my third DYK nomination.

Created by SusanMV (talk) and DanCherek (talk). Nominated by DanCherek (talk) at 07:10, 8 February 2021 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough, well sourced and QPQ not needed. I see a problem with both hooks though. For the primary I think it is misleading, because you cannot actually converse with the dead using it. Secondly, both hooks refer to wind phones as if there are many of them, whereas the article itself is written about a particular phone named the wind phone (though mentions replicas exist). Suggest modifying original hook to "that the wind phone in Japan was set up to allow people to talk to the dead?" or ALT1: "that the wind phone, a disconnected telephone in Japan, has attracted over 30,000 visitors?" Damien Linnane (talk) 08:02, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Damien Linnane, thank you for the review! I agree with your feedback. I've struck the original hooks and re-added your versions below for clarity. I also replaced "attracted" with "drawn" in ALT1a.
    • ALT0a: ... that the wind phone in Japan was set up to allow people to talk to the dead?
    • ALT1a: ... that a disconnected wind phone in Japan has drawn over 30,000 visitors?

  No personal preference between the two. Best, DanCherek (talk) 14:18, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

• I'd prefer ALT0a. This looks good to go. Damien Linnane (talk) 22:33, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Wind phone/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Wasted Time R (talk · contribs) 00:19, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

   I've made a few copyedits for clarity and MoS points, hopefully you are okay with them.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

   I looked around a bit but didn't find anything to add to what's here.

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

   I was tempted to say the where visitors can hold one-way conversations with deceased loved ones in the lede should be reworded for clarity, but the by "talking" to him on the phone later makes that clear and I decided it's better the way it is.

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

   I scaled down the Ireland image because it was too big relative to the others.

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

   This is a really nice article. I almost always place GA nominations on hold, but with the few changes I made, I believe this meets the requirements and I am passing it right now.

@Wasted Time R: Your edits to the article are great. Thank you so much for the review! DanCherek (talk) 01:23, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Crossroads Hospice wind phone

I am removing this addition of the Crossroads Hospice Society wind phone by 184.68.142.130 primarily because it is sourced online to their own website, rather than a reliable secondary source like all of the other replicas, and also because it is written extremely promotionally (e.g., beautiful location for grieving individuals to find serenity and comfort). Please gain consensus on this talk page before adding it again. Thank you. DanCherek (talk) 15:45, 10 September 2021 (UTC)