A fact from Why (Yoko Ono song) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 September 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that "why" is the only lyric of "Why"?
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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 Schwede66 (talk) 23:37, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
... "Why" John Lennon's guitar playing was credited as being better than Jimi Hendrix's and an influence on the Pixies? Source: Blaney: "... later bands, such as the pixies, must have been influenced by his extraordinary playing on this record. Jimi Hendrix may have turned guitar playing into an art form, but Lennon’s work on this track eclipses anything produced by Hendrix or any other guitar hero."
ALT1:... that biographer John Blaney claimed John Lennon's guitar playing on the song "Why" was better than Jimi Hendrix's?
Comment: I am open to a more standard wording of the hook, but this seems "hookier"
Converted from a redirect by Rlendog (talk). Self-nominated at 20:12, 9 August 2021 (UTC).[reply]
Not a review, but could you please have a read of WP:DYKHOOK? Schwede66 21:48, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Do you have a particular concern? I can revise the hook if necessary but I don't see anything that explicitly violates WP:DYKHOOK. Rlendog (talk) 15:20, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I'm proposing ALT1@Schwede66: and @Rlendog: I think it should be a little closer to a standard DYK hook. BuySomeApples (talk) 01:27, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I don't have a problem rewording the hook although I don't think a hook needs to be that specific about who said it. Although I think the original is hookier, if the form is a problem then I'd propose:
ALT2:... that John Lennon's guitar playing on the song "Why" was credited as being better than Jimi Hendrix' and an influence on the Pixies? Comment by Rlendog
@Rlendog: I was unsure about the grammar on the original hook, but the main issue is that its a WP:easter egg. It's really clever but readers should have some idea what the bold link leads to. It also was (I think) just that Beatles biographer who said Lennon's playing on "Why" was better than Hendrix and influenced the Pixies. The hook you proposed makes it seem like general consensus. The reference makes it seem like Blaney personally feels this, so I think the hook should reflect that in some way. It also feels a bit clunky since there's two hooky bits (Hendrix and the Pixies). BuySomeApples (talk) 20:51, 15 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think that ALT2 is worded as a general consensus but if people think that it would cause confusion to that effect I am fine with ALT1 as well. Rlendog (talk) 20:59, 19 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
review still needed to assess nomination and alternate hooks. BuySomeApples (talk) 20:34, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I fixed the formatting of the bullets. - I looked at the article, and don't understand why in a song by a woman, with the unusual feature of the lyrics being one word, all hooks so far focus on the comparison of the playing of two men. If you want me as a reviewer, say something mentioning the singer's name, and don't focus on one reviewer's biographer's judgement. - Perhaps you will not want me because I'd remark that I'd like first facts, than some reviewer's biographer's judgement. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:48, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I fixed your indenting as well. Please, y'all, read the top essay on User talk:Drmies. - English isn't my first language, and hot damn tells me nothing, nor fightin' words when I just tried to clarify. I looked for something to review, and this was a candidate, but I wouldn't approve any of the hooks as written. How about you review it? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:07, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Gerda Arendt: sorry about that, I didn't know you don't speak english as a first language. Although I do appreciate your use of "y'all". All i meant was that i thought you were very outspoken about the way your reviewing style, and I appreciated it. It was very up-front and aggressive in an enjoyable way, and i was complimenting you on that. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 19:22, 25 August 2021 (UTC) [reply]
When researching the article much of the reviewer comments focused on Lennon's guitar playing and how important and even influential it was. And given that Jimi Hendrix is often considered the greatest rock guitarist ever, and Lennon is generally not even considered the best guitarist in the Beatles, the fact that a credible music journalist suggested that Lennon's playing on this song was better than Hendrix seemed to be the most surprising thing about the song.Rlendog (talk) 20:24, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I think we need to revise the Easter Egg guideline. Sure, if you click on "News" and you get an article about a song, rabbit or camel called "News" then that is an Easter Egg. However, IMO the proposed hook above was ovoid, smelt of chocolate, it was covered with silver paper and it had a ribbon around it. No one should be surprised to find out that this very Eastery, very eggy and very hooky hook leads to an Easter Egg. Victuallers (talk) 13:39, 6 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Theleekycauldron, if the DYK community thinks it’s ok, I won’t be in the way. Schwede66 19:19, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
From what I saw in the WT:DYK discussion, consensus was leaning against the Easter Egg hooks, so perhaps a new direction is needed here. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:22, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: I don't think that's true, i think consensus was leaning toward validation (although I agree with the objection that the article and sourcing doesn't quite work for itself). The WP:EGGiness of it seemed to be supported, though. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 04:39, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
As far as I can tell, the only editor other than the nom who was 100% on-board with the hooks was The C of E, the other editors were either neutral or against the hooks (although not all due to WP:EGG concerns; Levivich for example had other issues with them). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:03, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
That's not how I would have summarised it. Victuallers (talk) 19:21, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I don't see significant opposition to the EGGiness of the hook either (from anyone other than nlh5), but we will ditch it for now. Moving on with a review of ALT4:
review still needed to assess nomination and alternate hooks. BuySomeApples (talk) 20:34, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
I'm approving ALT4 only—and by the way, Rlendog, nice work on the article. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 06:20, 22 September 2021 (UTC)