Template talk:Did you know/Contents of the United States diplomatic cables leak (Philippines)

Contents of the United States diplomatic cables leak (Philippines)

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as 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: rejected by Crisco 1492 (talk)

• ... that leaks from diplomatic cables show a Halloween costume party hosted by a Saudi Arabian prince hired Filipino bartenders?

• Reviewed: If you reviewed another article before listing this DYK nomination, put it here

Created/expanded by TheMoth&TheButterfly (talk). Self nom at 19:07, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
Please add a comment and signature (or just a signature if endorsing) after each aspect you have reviewed:

Hook

• Length, format, content rules: Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:39, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
• Source: Cited. (Love MSNBC's headline) Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:39, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
• Interest: Wild... party? Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:39, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
• Image suitability, if applicable: None. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:39, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
• ALT hooks, if proposed:

Article

• Length: Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:39, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
• Vintage: Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:39, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
• Sourcing (V, RS, BLP): Look reliable. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:39, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
• Neutrality: Somewhat. Would be nice to have information about what the government thought. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:39, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
• Plagiarism/close paraphrasing: Not good. This shows some major copy-and-paste action. Other sources are the same. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:39, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
• Copyvio: No images. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:39, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
• Obvious faults in prose, structure, formatting:

Needs a rewrite to give it an encyclopedic tone. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:39, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Comments/discussion:

Article needs a total rewrite to eliminate close paraphrasing and address tone issues. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:39, 12 August 2011 (UTC)