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The following discussion is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify it. 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 Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:38, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

The Problem We All Live With[edit]

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Ruby Bridges and Barack Obama in front of the painting

Created/expanded by Roscelese (talk). Self nom at 01:23, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

  • Hook: Too long. Interesting, cited. I don't think that image should be on commons, as Rockwell's painting is still copyrighted. ALT1: ... that The Problem We All Live With is on display near the Oval Office, but could not be hung in a public area of the White House because it depicts a racial slur? (still rather long)
Article: New enough, long enough. Seems neutral. Referencing is good. As noted, one of the images shouldn't be on Commons. Paraphrasing seems fine.
Summary: Hold pending clarification of image issue and hook. Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:27, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
  • I'd rather err on the side of explaining what the painting is, because a lot more people are going to get the picture in mind when they hear "Norman Rockwell Ruby Bridges" than its title. 200 characters is the limit for a hook, right? How about ALT3: ... that The Problem We All Live With, Norman Rockwell's painting of Ruby Bridges going to school, could not be hung in a public area of the White House because it depicts a racial slur? –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 15:13, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
You could delete the artist's name to make it shorter. Remember the parenthetical (pictured) should be inserted somewhere. Binksternet (talk) 15:50, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
  • I prefer ALT3. I doubt the image will be used on the main page as it isn't very good at 100px. Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:19, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
That's true. I do think it's important to keep the artist's name though as he and his work are very recognizable. ALT4: ... that Norman Rockwell's The Problem We All Live With could not be displayed in a public area of the White House because of the racial slur painted behind Ruby Bridges? –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 05:52, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
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