Template:Did you know nominations/A Young Man Dressed As A Gorilla Dressed As An Old Man Sits Rocking In A Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves


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The result was: rejected by Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 20:49, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Article has been deleted per G7 (user's request)

A Young Man Dressed As A Gorilla Dressed As An Old Man Sits Rocking In A Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves

 * ... that the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe featured the debut of A Young Man Dressed As A Gorilla Dressed As An Old Man Sits Rocking In A Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves? Source: Orlando Weekly
 * ALT1:... that a young man, dressed as a gorilla, dressed as an old man, sits rocking in a rocking chair for 56 minutes and then leaves?
 * Reviewed: Chief (horse)
 * Comment: Would like to nominate the article for the April Fool's DYK?, using the ALT1 hook, because in my opinion the title of the show is odd enough to be a hook itself.

Created by ISD (talk). Self-nominated at 10:47, 3 June 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Article is long enough, new enough, and adequately sourced. Earwigs has a score of 37% but that seems to be because of hits for the title; ignoring that, no copyright infringement was found. Article is stable and has no images. QPQ provided. Only one problem in the article, one of the "it's" should be an "its". Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 00:23, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The only "it's" in the article is in a quote so I don't think I can change it. I could add a [sic] if that would help. ISD (talk) 06:00, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Sure. Though I suppose this has to wait for 's issues to be addressed first. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 10:07, 4 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Honestly I don't think this is a very good April 1 candidate, since there's nothing misleading about it (ALT1 I mean) but rather a fine item for the usual last/quirky slot. Sorry to say, however, that the first ref I checked didn't support the fact given: Since 2013, the Australian comedian Jon Bennett has produced the show. Since it's debut at the Edinburgh Fringe, were the show has been performed nine times since 2017 is not supported by . Since this is a hook fact (ALT0) I'm afraid this casts doubt on the whole review. EEng 03:10, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The fact the show has been supported nine times at the Fringe is supported by the British Comedy Guide reference, as well as others. The show is only performed once for every Edinburgh Fringe festival it has appeared in, as mentioned in these sources  This was the ninth time the show made to a Fringe, and as it is only performed once, it is the ninth time it has been performed. ISD (talk) 06:00, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
 * If I have to combine three sources to get at this conclusion, it's WP:SYNTH. EEng 10:46, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Should I remove the entire section then? ISD (talk) 12:44, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, carefully check what the sources say and cut back the article's claims to match. I have to warn you, I'm not going to bring it up myself but other editors may worry about a possible notability problem. The sourcing is thin after you eliminate the routine announcements. EEng 13:08, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I think it actually might be easier to delete the article. I do think, looking back on it, that the show is not notable enough. If others want to delete it, it's fine by me. ISD (talk) 13:39, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
 * My God, is it the Age of Aquarius already? An editor just up and saying, "Hey, it's OK with me if you delete my article"? We should notify the media! Well, look, if you really that way (and I hope you don't feel I've strong-armed you) then post db-author at the top of the page. EEng</b> 16:54, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I won't say I've been strong-armed. It's just that you make sense. It is an interesting show, but not really notable enough to have an article about it. I've added the template now. ISD (talk) 17:45, 4 June 2018 (UTC)