Template:Did you know nominations/Buddy Holly Center


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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 07:30, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

Buddy Holly Center

 * ... that the Buddy Holly Center showcases Holly's final Fender Stratocaster and the pair of glasses (pictured) that he was wearing at the time of his death?


 * ALT1:... that the Buddy Holly Center exhibits a 1958 Ariel Cyclone motorcycle previously owned by Holly, Waylon Jennings, and Jessi Colter?
 * ALT2:... that the Buddy Holly Center hosted a Paul McCartney concert in October 2014?
 * Reviewed: Vietnamese people in Poland

Moved to mainspace by Michael Barera (talk). Self-nominated at 04:46, 16 December 2015 (UTC).


 * Review by Maile
 * QPQ by Michael Barera
 * Eligibility
 * Article moved from User:Michael Barera/sandbox/Buddy Holly Center on December 16, 2015 and has 7150 characters (0 words) "readable prose size"
 * Article is NPOV, currently stable, no edit wars, no dispute tags
 * Sourcing
 * Every paragraph sourced inline and online
 * No bare URLs, and no external links used as inline source
 * Hook
 * Hook with (pictured) is 141 characters, NPOV, stated in the article and sourced
 * ALT1 hook is 130 characters, NPOV, stated in the article and sourced
 * ALT2 hook is 75 characters, NPOV, stated in the article and sourced
 * Image
 * Image used is in the article and licensed on Commons. As these are Buddy Holly's actual glasses, not a work of art, these do not fall under :Commons Freedom of panorama United States copyright issues.
 * Tools
 * Earwig's tool shows no issues of concern
 * Labs Duplication Detector run on each individual source shows no issues of concern


 * Symbol confirmed.svg This easily passes., how do you feel about this nomination going into a holding area for February 3, to commemorate "The day the music died", the plane crash that claimed the lives of Holly, Ritchie Vallens and The Big Bopper? — Maile (talk) 15:40, 18 December 2015 (UTC)


 * That sounds like a great idea to me, Maile; go for it! And thanks for the review. Michael Barera (talk) 00:48, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

Is it possible to make this a lead hook with Buddy Holly's glasses? Those glasses are one of the most iconic symbols in American rock and roll history. — Maile (talk) 13:20, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Note for promoter on February 3