Template:Did you know nominations/Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash


 * 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) 05:56, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash
Created by DoctorWho42 (talk). Nominated by Grammarxxx (talk) at 04:51, 25 February 2016 (UTC).
 * ... that presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (pictured) has a fan-made dating website exclusively for his supporters?


 * ALT1: ... that a Facebook group dedicated to memes about presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (pictured) has over 400,000 members?
 * ALT2: ... that Bernie Sanders is the first presidential candidate to have memes bolster their campaign?
 * ALT3: ... that a Facebook group with over 400,000 members is dedicated solely to presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (pictured)?
 * ALT4: ... a Facebook group centering around memes about presidential candidate Bernie Sanders recently passed 300,000 members?
 * ALT5: ... members of a Facebook group for memes about presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (pictured) made their own dating website for supporters?
 * ALT6: ... to engage Millennial voters, a Facebook group using memes about presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (pictured) has garnered over 400,000 members?
 * I've cleaned up the hooks to conform with standards. I would suggest you read through the DYK guidelines. I'm also pretty sure ALT2 is wholly inaccurate.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  09:01, 25 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the help, this is my first DYK. Okay if ALT2 is out, what about the other ones? Grammarxxx (What'd I do this time?) 18:51, 25 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Per discussion at WT:DYK, if accepted, this should be moved to the June 8 holding area so it will not appear during the US primary season. Yoninah (talk) 00:59, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg at first glance the rest of the hooks don't seem to have any major flaws. They would obviously need to be backed up in the article and cited to reliable secondary sources. I've marked this as being put on hold while the deletion discussion occurs. I see no need for an attempted full review, as it may be a waste if this article is deleted.  Jolly   Ω   Janner  06:36, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks everyone for your input. If it does survive the deletion debate I'll see you all back here then. Grammarxxx (What'd I do this time?) 06:50, 27 February 2016 (UTC)
 * The deletion discussion was closed as no consensus, and the article remains in place. North America1000 11:46, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
 * And has promptly been proposed for a merger with the official campaign. I think it's a bad idea, but we should still probably wait, I guess. Will probably have enough people to debate this when it's over, though. Thanks, NA. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grammarxxx (talk • contribs) 00:35, 5 March 2016‎
 * The merge discussion here has been closed as not merge. North America1000 05:10, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, BSDMS is now a fully realized article, having survived proposals for both deletion and merging. So how about we get this nomination squared away. Grammarxxx (What'd I do this time?) 06:27, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Review needed. North America1000 06:29, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Review needed. North America1000 06:29, 14 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg New enough, long enough, neutrally written, well referenced, no close paraphrasing seen. No QPQ needed for first-time nominator. Image is freely licensed. However, the article has been continually updated, and the figures in the hooks no longer apply. I don't see the first hook fact in the article at all. Since this is going to run on June 8 or later, the present tense in ALT4 is inappropriate, so I've struck it. ALT1 and ALT3 have potential, but the number is over 400,000 (and will presumably continue growing until June 7). Please advise what you would like to do about ALT0, ALT1, or ALT3, or if you would like to submit another hook. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 22:31, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Please keep an open mind to the possibility that this will feature before June. We could run this simultaneously with Hookers for Hillary to avoid electioneering. Not definitive, but bare in mind.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  22:36, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 * No, sorry, any electioneering is unacceptable, no matter how many candidates are involved. This can only feature before June 8 if Sanders drops out of the race before then. BlueMoonset (talk) 22:49, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Alight, cool. I would say let's move forward with ALT1: I updated the numbers so it's now rounded up to 400K. May change before it's posted so need to keep an eye out. Grammarxxx (What'd I do this time?) 02:03, 8 April 2016 (UTC)


 * the dating website now has its own article.--DrWho42 (talk) 23:01, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
 * In response I've striked a couple and added a couple more. I think they all work, but ALT5 is currently my preferred. Thanks for the heads-up, Doc. Grammarxxx (What'd I do this time?) 16:21, 16 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg User:BlueMoonset has asked me to finish up this nomination and place it in the special occasion holding area for June 14 (after the US primary season ends). With the creation of the article Bernie Singles on March 27, which is during the time period of this DYK review, I suggest doing a double hook for ALT5, which I am renumbering as ALT7:
 * ALT7: ... that members of a Facebook group for memes about US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (pictured) made their own dating website for supporters?
 * Here is a review of both articles:
 * Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash: New enough, long enough, neutrally written, well referenced, no close paraphrasing seen. However, it's not clear that Caudle and Boni were members of this Facebook group. My understanding, from reading the article, is that Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash inspired Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Singles, which inspired Bernie Singles. Perhaps the hook needs to be rewritten? No QPQ needed for first-time nominator. Image is freely licensed.
 * Bernie Singles: New enough, long enough, neutrally written, well referenced, no close paraphrasing seen. However, it's not clear that Caudle (and Boni, who is not mentioned in the article, only in the infobox) were members of Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash. Yoninah (talk) 20:02, 17 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I like that, but it may need re-wording because if the intermediary Bernie Dank Singles. Does anyone feel strongly about that? What about?... Grammarxxx (What'd I do this time?) 22:25, 19 April 2016 (UTC)
 * ALT8: ... that a Facebook group with over 400K members inspired the creation of Bernie Singles, a dating website for supporters of US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (pictured) and Democratic socialism?
 * ALT8 is fine with me, but neither article says anything about Democratic socialism. Why don't you just leave it at:
 * ALT9: ... that a Facebook group with over 400,000 members inspired the creation of Bernie Singles, a dating website for supporters of US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (pictured)? Yoninah (talk) 22:29, 19 April 2016 (UTC)
 * That's fine by me, I included democratic-socialism because like an unserved market and good DYK material. This is fine too though. Grammarxxx (What'd I do this time?) 22:32, 19 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Let's do it! Hook refs verified and cited inline in both articles. ALT9 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 22:44, 19 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Time for a re-review? Many edits have been made to the wikiarticle since this nom was approved for DYK in April. --PFHLai (talk) 12:51, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Both articles in ALT9 have maintenance tags that should probably be resolved before putting this on the main page.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 19:19, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol possible vote.svg At the moment, the Bernie Singles article has a notability template on it and a suggestion that the article be merged into the Dank Meme Stash article, and the Dank Meme Stash article has an "overly detailed" template on it and a suggestion that it be merged into the Social media in the 2016 U.S. Presidential campaign article. DrWho42, Grammarxxx, if you want this DYK to continue, I would suggest that you actively address these issues on the various article talk pages, since as Jo-Jo Eumerus notes, the articles cannot be promoted to the main page in their current condition, which means the templates need to be resolved. Thanks for your assistance. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:09, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I say let's just put this on hold until after the notability issues have been put to rest. This certainly isn't BSDMS's first AFD nomination, so I have a feeling they'll both survive. Especially since nobody seems to be leading a delete or merge charge. So, the plan remains more waiting. Grammarxxx (What'd I do this time?) 21:56, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

Restored thread and placed in Special Occasions holding area for June 15 or later, along with other U.S. presidential primaries hooks that could not run during the primaries cycle per DYK rules. Yoninah (talk) 19:40, 26 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Bernie Singles still has a notability tag and a merge tag. Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash is free of tags and looks ready to go. what do you think of just running with the latter and finishing up this nomination while Bernie Sanders is still a candidate? (You can still include Bernie Singles in the hook, just not as a boldface link.) Yoninah (talk) 06:24, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Pinging DoctorWho42 as editor on both articles (Grammarxxx, unfortunately, has only edited twice this month, and we need a timely response here if this nomination is to prosper): would you be okay with Yoninah's proposal? BlueMoonset (talk) 01:53, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I would be okay with this.-- ☭ 🎆 🌎 🎼 🎺 🐦 03:47, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I am also okay with this, let's wrap this up. Grammarxxx (What'd I do this time?) 15:05, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
 * My review above for Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash still stands. Hook refs are verified and cited inline. The image is no longer in either article, so it's not part of this nomination. I am reprinting the approved hook as ALT10, removing the boldface link on Bernie Singles, and removing the latter article from the DYK credits.
 * ALT10: ... that a Facebook group with over 400,000 members inspired the creation of Bernie Singles, a dating website for supporters of US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders?
 * Symbol confirmed.svg ALT10 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 17:41, 29 June 2016 (UTC)