Talk:How Long (Paula Toledo song)

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A fact from How Long (Paula Toledo song) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 May 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the inclusion of the Canadian song "How Long" in a bootleg Russian DVD resulted in a sixteen-year search for the track's creator?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/How Long (Paula Toledo song).

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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 LunaEclipse talk 16:31, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the inclusion of the Canadian song "How Long" in a bootleg Russian DVD resulted in a sixteen-year search for the track's creator? Source: https://www.straight.com/city-culture/internet-sleuths-spent-a-decade-trying-to-find-a-mystery-song-and-turns-out-its-from-a
- ALT1: ... that Internet users questioned how long it would take to find the writer of "How Long (Will It Take)"? Source: https://www.straight.com/city-culture/internet-sleuths-spent-a-decade-trying-to-find-a-mystery-song-and-turns-out-its-from-a "Over the years, hundreds of people have become interested in the mystery, leading to the thousand-member-strong subreddit r/HLWIT (an initialization of How Long Will It Take) being set up recently to answer the question: how long will it take to find out who wrote this song?"
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Coulrophilia

Created by Skyshifter (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Post-promotion hook changes will be logged on the talk page; consider watching the nomination until the hook appears on the Main Page.

Skyshiftertalk 20:43, 5 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Hi, @Skyshifter! I don't have a QPQ, but I do have it in my heart, so I'll be reviewing this hook. Once and for all, wow, this is interesting! Santi (talk) 23:48, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
~~However, before reviewing this, I noticed that you have a QPQ. Have you already done it? Santi (talk) 23:52, 12 May 2024 (UTC)~~[reply]
OMG. Sorry 2 much. You have already done it with the mentioned article. I apologize, so I'll start with the basic. Santi (talk) 23:55, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
General eligibility:
New enough:
Long enough:
Other problems:

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing:
Neutral:
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
Other problems:

Hook eligibility:

Cited:
Interesting:
Other problems:

Image eligibility:

Freely licensed: - no
Used in article:
Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: My preference is the original setence, not the ALT1 (By the way, why did you put it in?) However, is Bandcamp a reliable source? Santi (talk) 23:55, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Pollosito: ALT1 was my attempt at a "quirky" hook, but I also prefer ALT0. Regarding Bandcamp, it is a valid use of a WP:PRIMARY source. Skyshiftertalk 01:19, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Skyshifter: Ok. Then it's approved. Excellent hook! I never had contact with this type of topics and, honestly, it is super interesting. I thought it was going to be difficult to review but it turned out to be easier LOL. Santi (talk) 01:23, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

Passed. Dylan620 (he/him • talk • edits) 21:35, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

This review is transcluded from Talk:How Long (Paula Toledo song)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Skyshifter (talk · contribs) 19:13, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Dylan620 (talk · contribs) 22:07, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A lost song? Interesting... will be looking at this article within the next few days. Dylan620 (he/him • talk • edits) 22:07, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to be passing this. It was a quick review to complete once I got going, which I attribute to a few things: (1) the small size of the article, (2) the fact that there are only 8 references, and (3) the fact that the article is in such great shape already.

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
The only suggestion I have here is that you might want to switch out Wells found inspiration in for something like "Wells perceived inspiration from" – the current wording seems to imply that Wells was the one who was inspired, whereas in reality he deduced that inspiration had been drawn by Toledo. This is the only reservation I have and it is too small to merit putting this nomination on hold. The prose, on the whole, is excellent.
It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check.
a (reference section): b (inline citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
I checked every source because there are so few of them, and they all verify the information present in the article. Earwig isn't returning any possible copyvios, and I can't see any issues in that regard myself.
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
Ordinarily I would like to see a section dedicated to the song's reception, but my own quick search for reviews came up empty.
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
No concerns here.
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
There has been some editing activity in the last week or so, but much of it has been tweaks by the nominator, and I don't see any edit warring.
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
There is only one image, and it is non-free, but it has an appropriate fair-use rationale. You even gave it alt text, which as far as I'm concerned is going above and beyond for GAN.
Overall:
Pass/Fail:
Excellent work here, Skyshifter – this article was a short but pleasant read and I enjoyed reviewing it. Dylan620 (he/him • talk • edits) 21:34, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.