Template:Did you know nominations/Pascal Maynard
- 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 AirshipJungleman29 talk 16:26, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
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Pascal Maynard
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Pascal Maynard in his card store
- ... that Magic: The Gathering player Pascal Maynard (pictured), criticized for drafting a card to sell rather than play, founded a Magic card store?
- Source: https://dotesports.com/general/news/pascal-maynard-tarmogoyf-magic-the-gathering-2014 - " Pascal Maynard ... had finally made Top 8, the final table, at Magic’s largest tournament in history and came face to face with one of the most valuable cards in the set. And it was absolutely useless for him. ... Pros seemed outraged that a player calling himself professional would choose the money over a better chance at winning." https://monsaintroch.com/2020/nouvel-univers-magique-jeux-saint-roch/ "Le quartier Saint-Roch accueille depuis la mi-octobre une boutique de jeux .... Projet de Pascal Maynard, La Boutique Mythique propose des jeux de cartes, principalement Magic the Gathering." transl. "Since mid-October, the Saint-Roch district has been home to a game store ... A project of Pascal Maynard, La Boutique Mythique offers card games, mainly Magic the Gathering."
GRuban (talk) 13:57, 24 May 2024 (UTC).
This is my first DYK review so take my comments with a grain of salt. The article is long enough. The article was moved to mainspace 21 May, so is is new enough. I am also not sure if a layman would understand the term "drafting." QPQ is done. The sources are reliable enough. The hook is interesting to me. The image is fine. I think the article is good; personally I think the early life section is very small and should probably be merged into something else. I also think the very first sentence of the article should be with the rest of the opening paragraph to make it look more presentable. Since this is my first DYK review, I am requesting a second opinion on this. Kimikel (talk) 02:51, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
- On second thought I think the hook would more interesting and cohesive if it just focused on the first part. Could be something like "that 'Magic: The Gathering' player Pascal Maynard (pictured) was criticized for selecting a valuable card over a strategic/competitive one in a tournament?" that way its accessible to a general audience and is more focused than the original. again this is my first review so take with a grain of salt. Kimikel (talk) 12:29, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Kimikel: Reasonable hook suggestions, thank you. Let's formalize them, and let me add a third based on your second:
- ALT1 ... that Magic: The Gathering player Pascal Maynard (pictured), criticized for selecting a card to sell rather than play, founded a Magic card store?
- ALT2 ... that Magic: The Gathering player Pascal Maynard (pictured), was criticized for selecting a valuable card over a competitive one in a tournament?
- ALT3 ... that Pascal Maynard (pictured), picked a card to sell, rather than play, at the largest Magic: The Gathering tournament in history?
- Citation for that last bit: https://dotesports.com/general/news/pascal-maynard-tarmogoyf-magic-the-gathering-2014 "He had finally made Top 8, the final table, at Magic’s largest tournament in history and came face to face with one of the most valuable cards in the set."
- I moved text around to expand the "Early life" section: better? --GRuban (talk) 13:58, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
Approving ALT2 and ALT3. Article looks great and both hooks meet criteria and are well-written. Thank you GRuban! Kimikel (talk) 16:49, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
- Please note that the image license is dodgy. Kimikel, that's not something that I would expect a newbie to detect, hence please don't worry about that. I've posted a comment to the uploader's user page; let's see what they've got to say. Without this being sorted, this can obviously proceed without the image. Schwede66 06:24, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
