- 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 SL93 talk 03:49, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
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Pop (Gas album)
... that pop music originated from German techno?
- Source: Intended as an April Fools' hook
Lazman321 (talk) 07:54, 11 February 2025 (UTC).
Hi @Lazman321:, since this article was promoted to GA on 22/02/2025, it qualifies for DYK. The GA review saw no problems and the QPQ is done, so almost everything is okay for DYK. The only worry I have is the wording pop music. "Pop music" may be misunderstood by many readers as the well-known popular genre. So I propose a more precise expression for the bold-faced link before giving it a green light. Munfarid1 (talk) 09:58, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Munfarid1: Well, this is meant to be an April Fools' hook, so the intent is to mislead the reader. How about:
- ALT1:
... that pop originated from German techno?Lazman321 (talk) 18:14, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
, ALT1 is ok for me and review finished. The promoter may choose which one they prefer for April Fool's Day. ;)
- @Lazman321 and Munfarid1: I can't find the hook in the article, can you help me find it?--Launchballer 13:12, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
- Hi, @Lazman321 and Launchballer: I understood the following phrase to mean the same as in ALT1: "...wanting to create a "pop sound" for his subculture of German techno..." - I admit it's not exactly the same wording as in the hook. If you think, we need a closer paraphrase for the hook, Lazman321 would probably have to formulate one. Munfarid1 (talk) 18:23, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
- That would need a source.--Launchballer 18:32, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Launchballer: The hook is meant to be a play on the fact that Wolfgang Voigt, the maker of this album, was part of the German techno scene, which is cited in the article. Maybe you would prefer:
- That would need a source.--Launchballer 18:32, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
- Hi, @Lazman321 and Launchballer: I understood the following phrase to mean the same as in ALT1: "...wanting to create a "pop sound" for his subculture of German techno..." - I admit it's not exactly the same wording as in the hook. If you think, we need a closer paraphrase for the hook, Lazman321 would probably have to formulate one. Munfarid1 (talk) 18:23, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Lazman321 and Munfarid1: I can't find the hook in the article, can you help me find it?--Launchballer 13:12, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
- ALT2:
... Pop's creator was part of the German techno scene?Source: Berlin flourished as a natural home to Techno but so too did other German cities, not least Cologne, where Voigt released a number of 12”s under a dizzying array of monikers...The four albums Voigt would release as Gas...consist of Gas (1996), Zauberberg (1997), Königsforst (1999) and Pop (2000). Lazman321 (talk) 02:06, 26 March 2025 (UTC)
- Why didn't you respond before April 1st? Now the April Fools hooks are up. Lazman321 (talk) 15:35, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Launchballer: Pinging. Lazman321 (talk) 15:36, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
Since all of the hooks were written with April Fools in mind, and the nomination wasn't promoted for that day, a new hook will be needed. To start things off, recasting ALT2 very slightly so it isn't misleading, while striking all previous hooks as unsuitable for regular DYK sets:
- ALT2a: ... that Pop's creator was part of the German techno scene?
- Also, since the original review gave the article a pass based on the GA review, which is never supposed to be the case—DYK reviews need to be done independently because GA reviewers make mistakes—this needs a new reviewer to check not only the new ALT but also the entire article. Other new ALTs are also welcome, if Lazman321 has additional ideas. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:09, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
- ALT3: ... that the records of an acclaimed ambient music project, including Pop, were out of print for years? [1]
- Thanks for the help. Here's a potential hook. Lazman321 (talk) 02:55, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
- I actually reviewed this in full when I went to approve this and found no issues other than the hook (this is still long enough, new enough, copyvio free, complete with QPQ, and undeserving of any maintenance template); I prefer ALT2a on WP:DYKMAJOR grounds. Also, my apologies for dropping this; I went through GARC for a DYK and the GA I was reviewing took a lot out of me.--Launchballer 20:39, 6 April 2025 (UTC)