Template:Did you know nominations/2018–19 RFU Championship


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The result was: rejected by Yoninah (talk) 21:42, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

Sourcing, hook issues

2018–19 RFU Championship

 * ... that the 2018–19 RFU Championship will not feature the British and Irish Cup after the Championship clubs withdrew? Source: BBC
 * Reviewed: Spring is Coming

Created by Steven a91 (talk) and The C of E (talk). Nominated by The C of E (talk) at 19:44, 8 May 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Article checks out the requirements: it's new enough, long enough, adequately sourced, with appropriately-licensed images, and with a QPQ provided by the nominator. Earwigs gives a score of 2.0% confirming that it has no copyright infringing material or plagiarism. However,, I have concerns about the hook: while rugby is a popular sport worldwide, I'm not sure if the hook is interesting to a broad audience since the British and Irish Cup may not be familiar to those who do not regularly follow rugby. Perhaps an alternate hook could be suggested here? Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 00:52, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
 * No, I think the hook is fine as it is as interest is a very subjective thing. Indeed if anything it is more likely to draw people in to find out more about it.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 06:36, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thoughts? Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 06:47, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

The original hook looks okay to me but you'd have to link British and Irish Cup. I'm not keen on the alts, I'm inclined to agree with the others that relegations up and down are pretty standard fare. Gatoclass (talk) 10:30, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Basically meaningless jargon and almost certain to drive readers away. Either more links are required or a different hook should be proposed which complies with the DYK rules (see 3a - interesting to a broad audience.") This clearly does not meet that requirement.  (P.S. I played rugby for ten years, and I certainly don't think this is even that interesting to a rugby fan, let alone "a broad audience). The Rambling Man (talk) 06:53, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ALT1 ...that Coventry RFC will return to the 2018–19 RFU Championship for the first time in eight years?
 * ALT2 ... that the 2018–19 RFU Championship will feature London Irish after their relegation from the Premiership?  The C of E  God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 07:03, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Both boring, just plain statements of what happens in a league structure. Teams go up, teams go down.  And the refusal to link the teams is detrimental to the reader who may not be aware of "London Irish" for example.  This may be one of those articles which just needs to be failed because it contains nothing of interest to a broad audience. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:23, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
 * In your opinion of course, Interest is subjective and furthermore I am not "refusing" to link the teams as I do not want WP:OLINK and I can leave it to the prep builder if they want to add extra links. Nevertheless ALT3 ... that the 2018–19 RFU Championship will be the first season of English rugby's second tier without Rotherham Titans in 14 years?  The C of E  God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 07:49, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, but I think I may have to agree with TRM on this one. None of the other alternate hooks appear interesting to a broad audience (if anything, perhaps ALT2 might be the closest to being interesting; perhaps it could be approved with some changes). This is because, honestly, few non-rugby fans would be aware of these teams and thus won't be able to appreciate the hook. At the very least, I suppose I suggest we stick with ALT2 and find a way to make it have a broader appeal (as the London Irish appear to be a particularly famous team in the world of rugby union). Narutolovehinata5 t ccsdnew 08:15, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm just ensuring you comply with DYK rule 3a. These proposed hooks are, of course, not interesting to a broad audience. The Rambling Man (talk) 09:07, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm fine with that, I have now linked it in the original.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 06:35, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Of course, that hook is inaccurate and doesn't reflect the BBC source at all. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:55, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
 * The title of the BBC source is: "British and Irish Cup to be scrapped as English Championship sides withdraw". Seems fairly accurate to me.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 07:56, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Yeah, as English Championship sides withdraw. Exactly.  The Rambling Man (talk) 09:15, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
 * It's been more than two weeks since the last comments here, can this proceed now? Thanks. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 01:02, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Not if the error is allowed to persist. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:43, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't see what the error here is: if it's officially called the British and Irish Cup but it was English teams that withdrew, then I'm not sure how that's an error. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 11:23, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Which blurb are you asserting is the one to post? The Rambling Man (talk) 11:28, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ALT0 since that appears to be the preference of both the nominator and . Personally I don't have a preferred hook at the moment. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 11:52, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Yeah, so see above. The Rambling Man (talk) 12:14, 30 May 2018 (UTC)


 * In the interest of this moving forward: what's your suggestion for the hooks to be improved? Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 13:46, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg We're gonna need a new review (and possibly a new hook) here since it appears that this review has become a stalemate. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 01:03, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, I came by to try to help. I know nothing about rugby. The article doesn't seem to have much material to draw on for a hook; maybe it should be expanded? In the meantime, I wonder if you could do something hooky resembling a final score, like:
 * ALT3: ... that the teams playing in the 2018–19 RFU Championship are 11–1? Yoninah (talk) 19:31, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't understand that one at all, sorry (where is 11-1 in the article anyway?). Would you be able to look at the others originally proposed please?  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 23:47, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I was trying to work something around the 11 English teams and 1 Jersey team in the championship. Like the other editors here, I don't find the other hooks particularly interesting. Yoninah (talk) 17:12, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
 * OK I get it now. Well I have no problems with it but I do suspect some may raise their eyebrows like I did but would be happy for it to go forward .  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 23:22, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg OK. New reviewer needed for ALT3. Yoninah (talk) 18:40, 23 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Comment. The article is quite sterile and devoid of much that is hooky...however something could be made along the lines of ... that Coventry RFC were promoted and will play in the 2018-2019 RFU championship at their home ground Butts Park Arena? I'm not sure if this is a joke or a real suggestion either way content needs to be added to the article. Szzuk (talk) 18:37, 3 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg This has been stuck for so long, so I'll give a shot at reviewing ALT3. It kind of works I suppose, but it's kind of confusing. Like, a reader will likely ask "what does '11-1' mean"? If that's the point of the hook, then I guess it could work as a quirky hook, but otherwise I'm not so sure. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 06:11, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
 * How about something slightly different? This is less about the teams that are playing, and more about the fact that, apparently, not many people are that interested in the competition :)


 * ALT4 ...that even though Madejski Stadium has a capacity of 24,161, when it hosts 2018–19 RFU Championship matches, usually only the West Stand will be used?
 * But—but—the bloody thing is unsourced: can you source this factoid? It's only a footnote, but still.  —SerialNumber54129  paranoia / cheap sh*t room 16:02, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't really like that one, I didn't put that in there. I guess we can change the ALT3 to "11 English and 1 Jersey" to clarify.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 07:06, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Honestly I'm not sure about that suggestion. The whole point of the "11-1" hook is that it was intentionally left vague to make the reader curious about what "11-1" means. Explaining it makes it not quirky and ruins the point. It might be better to abandon ALT3 in that case. ALT4 honestly is not very interesting either (it's common to block seats or even stands for less-well known sporting events), but when you have this article where there's not a lot of hooky material, there's not much we can do. The other option, of course, is to fail the nomination, but that would be a last resort. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 22:20, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
 * No, failing nominations should be just fine if there's nothing of real hooky interest there. It's clear that's the case here.  Not to mention the article now needs a proper update since the first round of matches have taken place and that means all the results need to be added, with references, along with table updates for attendances etc.  The Rambling Man (talk) 06:57, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Personally I still fail to see anything wrong with the original, especially now that we have it confirmed that the B&I Cup has gone and has had a replacement created which we didn't know of at the time of nomination.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 07:18, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Like what TRM said, it (the original) seems to be a pretty bland hook, even for rugby fans. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 12:36, 2 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Symbol delete vote.svg I'm very sorry to say this, but unfortunately it appears we cannot reach a compromise on what hook to use. This nomination has been ongoing since May with little progress since then. The original hook proposal was rejected as not being interesting to a broad audience (and arguably even to rugby fans), ALT3 is possible but potentially confusing, and ALT4, perhaps the best option, was rejected by the nominator. Adding to the fact that there are now statements in the article that need updating and citations, and that any possible hook sources have already been exhausted, I regret to say that I am now marking this as unsuccessful. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 00:08, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg I wasn't rejecting it, I just said I didn't like it as much as the others. Indeed I'm happy to go with any of them (including the Butts Park one).  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 17:03, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol delete vote.svg ALT4 is unsourced and, frankly, uninteresting to anyone but a stadium contractor. Yoninah (talk) 17:11, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg I just said I wasn't ruling it out though it wasn't to my taste (but of course often the nominator's wishes get overriden anyway). I was also suggesting the Butts Park hook.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 17:28, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't see that hook. Looking at the article, most of the sections with statistical information (Teams, Table, Attendance, Individual Statistics, Season Records) are uncited. Yoninah (talk) 20:15, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol delete vote.svg The Butts Park hook is potentially funny, but as long as the article is in its current state (i.e. requiring more sourcing), it can't proceed. And in any case, the hook would be too vague or common in the first place, as the team plays all of their home games in the said venue, not just for this championship. Perhaps if their playing at said venue was a one-off, the hook could work, but instead it's just not quirky enough. With that said, I just checked the Coventry article, and although it's mostly unsourced right now, it shouldn't be too hard to bring it to GA status, so perhaps the Butts Park hook could work for a potential Coventry RFC DYK. As it stands, as there are article issues that have to be addressed, and given the fact that there's nothing else hook-worthy that has gained consensus, this is now marked for closure. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 23:05, 3 September 2018 (UTC)