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The result was: promoted by PumpkinSky talk 18:11, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

Paresh Mokashi[edit]

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Created/expanded by Vivvt (talk). Self nom at 03:52, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

New article (moved from user space), sufficiently long, verified and interesting hook. 4th DYK nom from user and hence QPQ not required. Good to go! §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 03:31, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
  • Hook, at 202 characters, is above the maximum length allowed. It needs to be shortened, either by eliminating one of the many facts, or by other means. As it is, there should be a "the" before "82nd Academy Awards". BlueMoonset (talk) 05:17, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
ALT1:... that the debut film by Paresh Mokashi, Harishchandrachi Factory (2009), depicts the making of India's first feature film (1913) and was India's official entry to the 82nd Academy Awards?
ALT2:... that 2009's film Harishchandrachi Factory by Paresh Mokashi depicts the making of India's first feature film, Raja Harishchandra (1913) and was India's official entry to the 82nd Academy Awards?
  • There are some dating discrepancies, and a key hook fact is not inline cited at the end of the relevant sentence. Specifically, in the Feature films section, second paragraph, the first sentence gives 2008 as the date for Harishchandrachi Factory rather than 2009, and that sentence does not have an inline citation (which would cover both the year and the film title). There's also another use of 2008 in the Awards section, first one under the film; shouldn't that be 2009? As for the ALT hooks:
  • ALT1 is 186 characters, and once the hook facts are fixed it should be fine.
  • ALT2 is 194 characters, and needs a few tiny grammatical adjustments. I think ALT2a, which gets Paresh's name earlier and is only 192 characters, is smoother:
  • Actually year could be pretty misleading and confusing. The film got completed in 2005; technical release was in the year 2008 in the villages of India, merely for the festival release purpose; festival release was in 2009 and also was sent to Academy Awards in the same year; theatrical release in India was in the year 2010. Also, I wanted to have stress on 'debut film' as debutant director made the film about first Indian feature film.
  • Btw, the original hook counts exactly 200 after adding "the" (Not considering "... that" and "?"). Will it not be accepted if we sort out the year problem? "the debut film by Paresh Mokashi, Harishchandrachi Factory (2009), depicts the making of India's first feature film, Raja Harishchandra (1913) and was India's official entry to the 82nd Academy Awards". - Vivvt • (Talk) 22:11, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
  • Unfortunately, both the initial "that " and the final "?" count in the total for an extra six characters, though not the ellipsis, so the original hook has to be modified somehow. You could add "debut" before "2009" in ALT2a and still have only 198 characters, if that would work. Or you could make it "debut film" and move 2009 later with "official 2009 entry" so it's tied to the Oscars -- I think it's very helpful to have a modern year to juxtapose with 1913. Would either of these work? BlueMoonset (talk) 22:51, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
How about this? "that Paresh Mokashi's debut film, Harishchandrachi Factory (2009), depicts the making of India's first feature film, Raja Harishchandra (1913) and was India's official entry to Academy Awards in 2009?" This becomes exactly 200. :P - Vivvt • (Talk) 23:19, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
But it needs a "the " before "Academy Awards" (though outside the wikilink) and a comma after "(1913)", which puts it at 205. If you then pulled out the initial " (2009)", you'd be down to 198, which would be acceptable. (There's no reason to have "2009" twice in this hook.) BlueMoonset (talk) 23:43, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
I'm sorry. I missed it one more time. I'm OK with your suggestion. "that Paresh Mokashi's debut film, Harishchandrachi Factory, depicts the making of India's first feature film, Raja Harishchandra (1913) and was India's official entry to the Academy Awards in 2009?" This would also clear out the release year confusion with the inline sources. What say? - Vivvt • (Talk) 01:50, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
I made one tiny change, Vivvt, because the 82nd Academy Awards, while for 2009 films, were held in early 2010, but one source clearly says the film had to be submitted by October 1, 2009: "in 2009" moved from the end to earlier in the hook. Here's the fully formatted result:
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