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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 Allen3 talk 10:57, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

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Morrissey: 25 Live

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Go with the clearer ALT 1 or ALT 2. Schmidt, Michael Q.
  • Reviewed: Three Weeks With Lady X
  • Comment: Found at AFD as a 429 character unsourced stub. As numerous sources existed, it was simple to bring it up to 3151 characters in a 7x expansion. ( Now at 11x expansion. )

5x expanded by MichaelQSchmidt (talk). Self nominated at 09:03, 12 February 2015 (UTC).

@MichaelQSchmidt: Needs a serious copyedit - "and event marking 25 years", ROS lede, etc. Willing to take a stab at it if you're OK with that. Maury Markowitz (talk) 22:30, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
@Maury Markowitz: Good catch. I just did some copyedit and tweaks and built it to a 14x expansion. Please see if you like the changes. Thanks. Schmidt, Michael Q. 06:49, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

I assume you intended to say that tickets for the concert sold out in 12 seconds. What the hook actually says is that tickets for the film sold out in 12 seconds. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 09:08, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

Good eye Mandarax, thanks. It now no longer infers film tickets. Thanks, Schmidt, Michael Q. 09:55, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
  • I made a minor edit in the lede, please check it and make sure it is correct. I think you have a wonderful reception section now, but we still have almost nothing on the film itself. There are bits and pieces in the reception section that do describe the film, so I'd suggest pulling them out and combining them with the Cast section to produce a new section like Plot (although I'm sure there's a better name). Ideally that would be longer than the reviews, but in this case I suspect it will be difficult to manage more than a few paras. But even an arching overview of the film would help a lot, and remember, you don't have to cite material taken from the subject itself. Maury Markowitz (talk) 12:13, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
  • @Mandarax: @Maury Markowitz: Through addressing concerns and doing some requested expansion, the article is now at 18x-19x expansion. Anyone care to promote this DYK? Schmidt, Michael Q. 10:13, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
  • Now a 20x expannsion. This topic just keeps on giving. . Schmidt, Michael Q. 00:16, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
The original hook felt a little clumsy, so I offer a more clearly written ALT:
  • Full review needed now that hooks have been set. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:13, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
  • This is a fivefold expansion and is long enough and new enough. Going for ALT2 which is more succinct. The hook facts are well sourced with inline citations, the article is neutral and I detected no copyvios. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:03, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
  • Pulled from prep. Concerns over the feasibility and accuracy of the hook have been expressed at WT:DYK. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:07, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
  • And addressed there. Schmidt, Michael Q. 05:03, 21 March 2015 (UTC)
  • Please put back in que at Prep 6 or where-ever.
Not an exaggeration to state "12 seconds", no more than stating something obvious such as the phrase "The sun may rise in the east but it does not set there". By way of comparison, online sales of tickets for Comic-Con is similarly fast (IE: a ticket sale fail was even spoofed in an episode The Big Bang Theory [1] where many thousands electronically lined up to buy tickets within seconds). Even with 130,000 passes available over a weekend, many Comic-Con fans were disappointed and sales databases crashed under the load. Inre Morrissey, and fgar fewer tickets available. the similar rush to purchase was no doubt a testament to block purchases by brokers, his fan base, and electronic media... and everyone tieing up online purchasing tools in their zeal.
I found the Morrissey 12-second statement similarly stated elsewhere,[2] but thought only one citation was needed. Quote: "Tickets for Morrissey's show at Hollywood High on March 2 have sold out within minutes of going on sale. By 10.01, all ticket-outlet systems were jammed, and it took 45 minutes to acknowledge all successful applications. Factually, all tickets sold out "in 12 seconds" according to the William Morris Agency"... IF a fan were among those lucky enough to be able to commit to a purchase within that first 12 seconds before the systems locked him out.
I've added that info and citation to the article but it's not a deal breaker or really a big deal, as that bit about 12 seconds was included only to draw readers to the article through an interesting hook. Why did no one simply ping me and suggest that 12-second bit be trimmed from the hook? Schmidt, Michael Q. 22:27, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
  • Given that the person who originally expressed the concerns has apologized for it, and the rest of the material offered above and at WT:DYK#12 seconds in support of the hook, I'm restoring Cwmhiraeth's tick. BlueMoonset (talk) 23:15, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
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