Template:Did you know nominations/2015 attack on Dallas police


 * 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 Yoninah (talk) 20:44, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

2015 attack on Dallas police

 * ... that a "Zombie Apocalypse Assault Vehicle and Troop Transport" was used in an attack on the headquarters (pictured) of Dallas Police Department ?


 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Elizabeth Handley-Seymour
 * Comment: As the article has had many contributors, for credit purposes I've listed the creator followed by the 3 most prolific contributors (including myself).

Created by SantiLak (talk), Knowledgekid87 (talk), Tony Sidaway (talk), and Prioryman (talk). Nominated by Prioryman (talk) at 21:40, 14 June 2015 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Long enough, hook cited in the article and the exact phrase appears in the source, so GTG. Reviewing this one even though it's at the bottom of the queue, as if it's going on the mainpage it ought to be before the story is stale. – iridescent  10:52, hu 15 June 2015 (UTC)


 * As one of the contributors I think the hook here is rather too frivolous for this tragic case. It strikes me as tasteless. --TS 18:04, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I agree with Tony. The hook seems very glib for a dangerous incident involving a public shooting spree. Liz  Read!  Talk! 10:11, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I have no problem at all with someone proposing an alternative hook. Prioryman (talk) 11:46, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Tony Sidaway, would you like to propose a new hook? Or one of the other article editors, SantiLak or Knowledgekid87? Thanks. Once that's done, we can request a more complete review: many DYK criteria were not covered in the original one. BlueMoonset (talk) 01:01, 11 July 2015 (UTC)


 * ALT1: ... that an armored van was used in an attack on the headquarters (pictured) of the Dallas Police Department?
 * Since no one else has come up with an alternate hook, I'm doing so using the generic term "armored van"; I didn't think specifying the actual make and model was worthwhile. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:00, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Reviewing only the ALT1 hook (and striking the original) this is factual, properly cited, and takes the right tone. (I live near Dallas and watched this whole thing on live television. Scary stuff.) - Dravecky (talk) 01:01, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg  Not all DYK criteria have been addressed in this review. Could you specifically address newness and whether the article meets basic policies such as neutrality, verifiability, and freedom from copyright/close paraphrasing issues? ~ RobTalk 07:31, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg I'd originally intended to comment only on the ALT1 hook as I wasn't sure I wanted to relive this quite yet (/me waves at world from Dallas) but this article is reasonably well written with a neutral tone, sufficient citations, an apparent lack of close paraphrasing, and is more than long enough. Dates at time of submission were good, ALT1 hook fact is supported with citations to reliable third-party sourcing, and the original hook is properly struck. Good to go. (Apologies for the delay.) - Dravecky (talk) 20:40, 8 August 2015 (UTC)