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The result was: promoted by — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:54, 27 February 2013 (UTC).
Tom Jankiewicz edit
... that Tom Jankiewicz wrote the initial script for Grosse Pointe Blank in 1991 after receiving an invitation to his 10th high school reunion?
Created/expanded by Scanlan (talk). Nominated by LlamaAl (talk) at 13:45, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
- Date, size, hook all fine. Boring (to me) but it's not an official criteria. GTG. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 20:22, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
- ALT 1: ... that Tom Jankiewicz simultaneously worked as a cashier at a Big Lots and a substitute teacher before the script he wrote for Grosse Pointe Blank was picked up for production? --LlamaAl (talk) 21:12, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
- If the Alt is considered, I would suggest you switch "cashier at a Big Lots" so it comes first. Otherwise, it could be ambiguous as to whether he was a teacher at a Big Lots as well.--Epeefleche (talk) 21:24, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
- Actually, hooks are supposed to be interesting, so "boring" is a reason not to approve a hook. Needs a review of the ALT1 hook; if the original hook is deemed insufficiently interesting, it should be struck. BlueMoonset (talk) 19:08, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
- I will withdraw from this review, as I find alt1 also uninteresting (many people have two mundane jobs), however I would feel bad for sinking a second hook for such a subjective reason. Maybe another reviewer will find the hook interesting enough. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 00:33, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
- New reviewer needed, who should consider whether ALT1 is indeed uninteresting; if another ALT is proposed in the interim, that should be considered as well. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:59, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
- Well... "interesting" is a matter of opinion, but how about these:
- ALT2: ... that screenwriter Tom Jankiewicz collapsed after a screening of his film Grosse Pointe Blank, and died soon after?
- ALT3: ... that Tom Jankiewicz wrote a screenplay which he described as a combination of Enter the Dragon and Pleasantville?
- Chamal T•C 03:01, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
- I think ALT2 isn't brilliant, but we've used much worse.--Carabinieri (talk) 12:41, 26 February 2013 (UTC)