Template:Did you know nominations/Sofie Dossi

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 Cielquiparle (talk) 15:40, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

Sofie Dossi

  • ... that people sometimes wonder whether the contortionist Sofie Dossi has a spine? Source: "So, how does she do it? Does Sofie Dossi even have a spine?! ... She and her spine (which, again, she most definitely has, people!) ..." ref 9 and "Remember when everyone on the internet was wondering whether or not Sofie Dossi had a spine?" ref 11 Also note how prominent in google autocomplete does sofie dossi have a spine is when you type just does s

Converted from a redirect by Hameltion (talk). Self-nominated at 19:46, 27 February 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Sofie Dossi; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: No - ?
  • Interesting: No - ?
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article was created February 21, and nominated within seven days. Length and sourcing are adequate. No plagiarism was detected. No images are used in the article. The QPQ requirement is complete. I have two minor concerns. The phrase, "When she discovered that she was innately as flexible as the performers in a Cirque du Soleil video", seems promotional and should be simplified. The wording "people sometimes wonder" in the hook, does not have the same meaning as "despite the common rumor", which appears in the article. A more similar wording is needed for verification. Overall the article is in decent condition and a welcome nomination for DYK. Flibirigit (talk) 23:32, 5 March 2023 (UTC) Flibirigit (talk) 23:32, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

Thanks @Flibirigit. Did some rewording. As for the hook, the sources definitely support "people sometimes wonder", but that sort of wording feels more hooky than traditionally encyclopedic, and I think the word "rumor" is a fair enough way to restate that. Hameltion (talk | contribs) 02:35, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
Actually might prefer "speculation" for the body, changed to that. Hameltion (talk | contribs) 02:39, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
I am aware of the above comments and will follow up later today or tomorrow. Flibirigit (talk) 16:52, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
Improvements noted. ALT0 is hooky, mentioned in the article with different but similar enough wording to the hook, and verified by the sources. Nomination adheres to all other DYK criteria as per first review. Flibirigit (talk) 22:26, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
Thanks again for the review and helpful input. Hameltion (talk | contribs) 22:30, 7 March 2023 (UTC)