Talk:Kenny J

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A fact from Kenny J appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 18 January 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that calypsonian Kenny J was best known for his "well-crafted, risqué parang soca contributions"?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2022/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kenny J.

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Ethnicity[edit]

@Jazzhands90: I undid your change from "Trinidad and Tobago" to "Trinidadian" because I don't believe it's appropriate for us assign an identity like that. While Tobago exists as a semi-autonomous body, Trinidad does not. To identify something as Trinidadian is to implicitly or explicitly ignore than Tobago is part of the country. While informal, "Trinbagonian" exists as a way to assert a national identity (and many people do). To call Kenny J "Trinidadian" is to assume things about his national self-identification this is clearly not supported by sources. Guettarda (talk) 07:25, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 21:36, 14 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that calypsonian, a pioneer of parang soca Kenny J was best known for his "well-crafted, risqué parang soca contributions"? Source: "Calling Joseph a pioneer of soca parang, Miranda said Christmas would never be the same without him. She shared what Christmas tradition with him she’ll miss the most."[1] "While his calypsoes have entertained, it is his legendary, well-crafted, risqué parang soca contributions which have stood the test of time." [2]
- ALT1: ... that calypsonian Kenny J, who was fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and had released a public service announcement encouraging people to get vaccinated, died of COVID-19? Source: "After a two-week battle with Covid-19, which saw him being treated in the intensive care unit, Kenny J succumbed to the dreaded virus...His daughter, Jesselle Joseph, yesterday confirmed that her father was fully vaccinated...Kenny J was featured recently in a public service announcement video series spearheaded by promoter Randy Glasgow and produced by the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB)." [3]
- ALT2: ... that Kenny J, who was of mixed African and Indian ancestry, was one of a handful of calypsonians to discuss this aspect this aspect of their identity in their creative work? Source: "Except for The Mighty Dougla in 1961, Brother Marvin in 1996 and Kenny J in 1999, most other Dougla singers remain silent on the theme of their identity". Regis, Ferne Louanne. The Trinidad Dougla : Identity, Ethnicity and Lexical Choice. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gertrude Webster
- Comment: I have concerns about ALT1 because it might come across as promoting anti-vax propaganda, but it's also interesting (and sad).

Created by Guettarda (talk). Self-nominated at 20:27, 5 January 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: All three hooks are supported in the article, and would be interesting for DYK (ALT1 concerns aside). I slightly reworded the first hook as ALT0a below. Joofjoof (talk) 04:28, 11 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

ALT0a: ... that calypsonian Kenny J was best known for his "well-crafted, risqué parang soca contributions"? Source: "Calling Joseph a pioneer of soca parang, Miranda said Christmas would never be the same without him. She shared what Christmas tradition with him she’ll miss the most."[4] "While his calypsoes have entertained, it is his legendary, well-crafted, risqué parang soca contributions which have stood the test of time." [5]
- Thank you Joofjoof! I like ALT0a. Guettarda (talk) 04:47, 11 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]