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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:58, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
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Jordaanlied edit
- ... that the Jordaanlied, a genre of sentimental songs celebrating the Amsterdam neighborhood the Jordaan, was popularized by a cabaret artist from Utrecht, a composer from Rotterdam, and a singer from England?
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Thermal work limit.
- Comment: I probably need to tweak the hook. An ALT hook could contain a reference to the Westertoren, with that beautiful FP.
Created by Drmies (talk). Self nominated at 18:18, 14 May 2013 (UTC).
excellent and interesting.PumpkinSky talk 22:34, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
Returned from prep 3. Hook is too long, please edit or find another hook. SpinningSpark 12:21, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
- ... that the Jordaanlied, a genre of nostalgic songs celebrating the Jordaan district in Amsterdam, was popularized by a cabaret artist from Utrecht, a composer from Rotterdam, and a singer from England? (that's 199, including question mark) Drmies (talk)
- Although that's technically inside the limit, it still seems to me it is trying to cram in too much. But I'll leave it to someone else to decide. SpinningSpark 14:51, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
- It is still very long, and if we want users to click on Jordaanlied, then we should maybe not explain what it exactly is. So how about just:
- ... that the Jordaanlied was popularized by a cabaret artist from Utrecht, a composer from Rotterdam, and a singer from England? --Pgallert (talk) 09:03, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
- . I am not particularly in favour of hiding the meaning from readers to force them to click, but that hook is ok as far as I am concerned. SpinningSpark 14:08, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
- It is still very long, and if we want users to click on Jordaanlied, then we should maybe not explain what it exactly is. So how about just:
- Although that's technically inside the limit, it still seems to me it is trying to cram in too much. But I'll leave it to someone else to decide. SpinningSpark 14:51, 21 May 2013 (UTC)