Template:Did you know nominations/Aya Hirano


 * 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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:36, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

Aya Hirano

 * ... that Japanese voice actress and singer Aya Hirano spent part of her early life in the United States? Source:
 * ALT1: ... that the Twitter account of Japanese voice actress and singer Aya Hirano was originally created for a one-day-only promotion? Source:
 * ALT2: ... that Japanese voice actress and singer Aya Hirano won one award and was nominated for five others during the 1st Seiyu Awards in 2007?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hinulugang Taktak
 * Comment: If possible, I would like to request a special occasion hook for her birthday on October 8, but if this is not accepted, I would instead request for an alternative special date request on August 31, the date of an important plot point in the Endless Eight arc of the Haruhi Suzumiya series.

Improved to Good Article status by Juhachi (talk), Narutolovehinata5 (talk), and AngusWOOF (talk). Nominated by Narutolovehinata5 (talk) at 13:30, 17 July 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg - Article checks out based on mechanical check of readable text for length and potential copyvio; Nomination seems to have been on the same day as promotion to GA seems (if I understood the data correctly); as GA, article does seem to be free of outstanding issues. This checks out as far as I can tell. My only problem is that the hook's aren't as interesting as I'd like; the proposed one is fine, and so is Alt#2, while #3 is too generic, IMHO. Overall, seems okay to me. - Alternativity (talk) 05:13, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. What about the special occasion date though, is it approved? I think October 8 is a bit too far, but what about August 31? Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 09:59, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg if none of the hooks are interesting (which they aren't), please don't approve this. The nominator should submit an alternative. Yoninah (talk) 23:56, 28 July 2018 (UTC)
 * He said he's fine with ALT0 and ALT1, but wished there were more interesting hooks. Nevertheless, I'll see if I can find anything else that can be used as additional hooks. I'm also pinging who's the article's primary contributor. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 00:01, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
 * the problem with these hooks is they sound like they're written for a fan magazine. Most Wikipedia readers are not interested in these cotton candy details of the performer's life. Yoninah (talk) 00:06, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I see, do you have any suggestions for a hook? I took a look at her Japanese Wikipedia page for possible new information, but it's quite barebones and mostly just a list. Also, could this work as ALT3? Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 00:14, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
 * ALT3 ... that the song ""Bōken Desho Desho?" by Aya Hirano sold out on retail and online stores for several days after it was released? Source:

ALT4 ... that Aya Hirano received her first role as a voice actress at the age of 14? Source: -- 十八 01:00, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
 * As Narutolovehinata5 thought, I did indeed and still feel that Alt0, Alt1 and now Alt4 are interesting enough, although just barely. I feel that Alt 2 and Alt 3 are entirely too bland.  But this is rather subjective, so this bieng only my second DYK review ever, I had best defer to more experienced reviewers when it comes to the viability of existing or any upcoming proposed hooks.- Alternativity (talk) 05:43, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg I agree, ALT4 is a good hook. Let's go with that. ALT4 hook ref verified and cited inline. Rest of review per Alternativity. ALT4 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 09:39, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * You accidentally used the DYK?no tick instead of the DYKtick tick. Also, I guess this can be moved to the special occasion area now? Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 09:52, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * sorry, I found some close paraphrasing but then fixed it myself. I'll move this to the special occasions holding area. Yoninah (talk) 10:00, 30 July 2018 (UTC)