Template:Did you know nominations/Boston Strong


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The result was: promoted by  S ven M anguard   Wha?  07:57, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

Boston Strong

 * ... that the term "Boston Strong" became popular in Boston after the Boston Marathon bombings, which occurred one year ago today?
 * Reviewed: Huntington Junior College
 * Comment: If possible, it would be great if this could be run on April 15th.

Created by Ktr101 (talk). Self nominated at 17:35, 5 March 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Interesting topic, and a great candidate for a special occasion DYK on April 15. Article is new enough and long enough, but generally weak, and I think it's lame to focus the hook on the fact of the anniversary. (Furthermore, the hook was not even actually supported by the article as I found it, since the article didn't give the date of the bombings.) I've made several edits to the article. The article can be improved further (e.g., expand the "History" discussion and add an analysis of the linguistic origins), and I suggest an alternative hook (and there are other possibilities):
 * ALT1: ... that two days after last year's Boston Marathon bombings, U.S. authorities received two applications to register the term "Boston Strong" as a trademark? --Orlady (talk) 15:50, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Shoot, I should have realized that I was a bit biased in my knowledge and would have done that. I'm going to expand the article a bit more now, as it is very lopsided as-is. I like this hook though, as it works a lot better than the one I could think of, so thanks for the suggestion! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 21:33, 10 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg This article is new enough and long enough. Going with ALT1 which is well-referenced. No policy issues detected and QPQ done. Please note request for running this on April 15th. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:57, 26 March 2014 (UTC)