Template:Did you know nominations/Lina Ron
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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 21:44, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
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Lina Ron
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- ... that Lina Ron (pictured with Vice President) was very aggressive and volatile in her radical political life when Chavez called her "uncontrollable", and she even called herself an "ugly part" of the revolution?
Created by Rosiestep (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk), Nvvchar (talk). Nominated by Nvvchar (talk) at 18:47, 29 May 2013 (UTC).
- ALT1 ... that the late president Hugo Chavez called Venezuelan Popular Unity party founder Lina Ron (pictured left) a "complete revolutionary"? ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 09:56, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
- Comment: We do not normally call dead people "late". If we did, it would probably be one of the most common Wikipedia words. I doubt we should call Chavez "late"; he is no more "late" than Mahatma Ghandi or Cleopatra. Surtsicna (talk) 21:15, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
- Don't be ridiculous...♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 12:26, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
- Now that's a convincing, mature and constructive response. Sigh. Anyway, the fact that Chavez is dead is not even relevant to the hook. Surtsicna (talk) 15:15, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
- Using Cleopatra as an example was hardly mature now was it. I typically use the word "late" to describe somebody who has passed away relatively recently, not thousands of years ago. Go away.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 15:49, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
to ALT1. The fact that you use it does not mean that you should use it. The word "late" implies respect for the dead person and is a euphemism (much like "passed away") that can (and should be) replaced with plain, neutral and accurate words - if necessary at all. Your nonobjective estimation of whether or not someone died "relatively recently" or not is hardly a reliable criterion. Is Pope John Paul II "late"? Is Mother Theresa "late"? What about Kurt Cobain and Kim Il-sung? Why isn't Lina Ron "late"? In this case, it is far from necessary to point out that Chavez is dead. Besides, he obviously was not "late" when he said that. Your incredibly rude behaviour is not something I am accustomed to seeing at DYK, but I suppose there is a first time for everything. I only wonder what I did to deserve it, i.e. if I ever stepped on your toe before. Surtsicna (talk) 13:05, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
- Using Cleopatra as an example was hardly mature now was it. I typically use the word "late" to describe somebody who has passed away relatively recently, not thousands of years ago. Go away.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 15:49, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
- Now that's a convincing, mature and constructive response. Sigh. Anyway, the fact that Chavez is dead is not even relevant to the hook. Surtsicna (talk) 15:15, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
While quite ridiculous, Surtsicna does have a point. See WP:PEACOCK – somewhat relevant. I suggest dropping "late" and using "former" or just calling him "Hugo Chavez". 
to original hook; ignoring the "late" issue, ALT1 is a bit mild and would not invoke as much readership, methinks. ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 11:26, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
- It is also difficult to define what is a "recent death"... 1 day (Latifah Omar)? Two months (Roger Ebert)? Three months (Hugo Chavez)? ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 11:33, 11 June 2013 (UTC)