Template:Did you know nominations/Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu

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The result was: promoted by Alex Shih^Talk 05:39, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu

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• ... that two dancing girls lewdly performed an obscene dance (statue pictured) in front of Tuyuhun soldiers, while Chai Shao attacked them in the rear with his cavalry?

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Created by Typing General (talk). Self nominated at 09:53, 31 July 2013 (UTC).

• AGF on hook fact in offline source. Everything else in the article seems ok. The article is new enough, long enough, and within policy. The image is cool, but I'm slightly concerned that it may not depict what is actually described. According to the description, the statue was made around 100 years after the battle and doesn't seem very obscene (but then I'm no expert in Tang dynasty dancing decorum). The statue also does not say it that it describes any specific dancer. Is there some source that links the statue to this particular battle or this particular dance? It might be possible to solve this by moving the "(statue pictured)" to before the bolded link if the representation of the dancer is appropriate to the 7th century. IronGargoyle (talk) 03:00, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

• The statue is of a Tang Dynasty dancer, but not the dancers employed in the battle. It still gives the reader an impression of what a Tang Dynasty dancer would have looked like. Your suggestion of moving the caption is a workable solution. So, for ALT 2: ... that two dancing girls (statue pictured) lewdly performed an obscene dance in front of Tuyuhun soldiers, while Chai Shao attacked them in the rear with his cavalry?--Typing General (talk) 03:11, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

• That seems reasonable. ALT 2 looks good to go. IronGargoyle (talk) 03:22, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

• Special request: Please keep this in the queue until the picture of the statue can be posted as the lead hook. I wanted to highlight the statue as much as the actual article. If that means a delay of a few more days, I'm fine with it, but I really want the picture to be posted.--Typing General (talk) 10:06, 31 July 2013 (UTC)