Template:Did you know nominations/Death of Elisa Lam


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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 21:47, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

Death of Elisa Lam

 * ... that the discovery of Elisa Lam's body in a water tank atop Los Angeles' Cecil Hotel two years ago today led to joke reviews on Yelp such as "Worst.Swimming.Pool.Ever"?
 * ALT1:... that a surveillance video of Elisa Lam acting strangely in an elevator drew 3 million views in its first ten days on Youku, though many viewers said it disturbed them?
 * ALT2:... that it is still unknown how Elisa Lam got into the water tank atop Los Angeles' Cecil Hotel, where her body was found two years ago today?
 * Reviewed: Jan Harold Brunvand
 * Comment: If the main hook or ALT2 is chosen, I want the article to run on February 19, the two-year anniversary of the day her body was found. ALT1 is not so date-sensitive, but it could certainly run on that date as well.

Created by Daniel Case (talk). Self nominated at 18:32, 4 February 2015 (UTC).


 * At this rate this is going, we'll be lucky to have this ready Feb 19, 2016. EEng (talk) 04:00, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm missing your point. It's actually almost ready ... I just need to write one more section. I diverted my attentions to Valhalla train crash for a few days; now I'm ready to resume. Daniel Case (talk) 18:05, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm just bemoaning the slowness with which most reviews move. In this case, though, turns out I misread the nomination date. Ignore and keep up the good work. EEng (talk) 18:13, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
 * OK, no problem. Perhaps I should post on WT:DYK to get some timely attention. Daniel Case (talk) 02:39, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg I'm approving this so that it can appear on February 19th, the second anniversary of Elisa Lam's body being found. The article is new enough and long enough. The article is neutral and I found no copyright/close paraphrasing issues. The first hook I have struck because it is not borne out by the source given. The other two hooks are OK, but I would suggest ALT3 might be better. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:02, 11 February 2015 (UTC)


 * ALT3:... that the death of Elisa Lam, whose body was found two years ago today in a water tank atop Los Angeles' Cecil Hotel, remains a mystery?
 * I didn't use that one because the proximate cause of her death isn't a mystery: She drowned. No one disputes that. That's why I wrote ALT2, which is more accurate. Daniel Case (talk) 16:56, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Also, the source I gave for the lead hook does indeed support it ... are you unable to see the screengrabs from Yelp at the bottom of the article? Look at the one on bottom. Daniel Case (talk) 16:59, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
 * OK, I did find it in the end, but anyone could make a stupid remark like that. This is meant to be an encyclopaedia and I wouldn't call the remark a reliable source. With regard to the cause of death, even if it was drowning, there remains a mystery surrounding it with lots of unanswered questions. I am happy with ALT2 however, so if you prefer it to ALT3, that's fine by me. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:40, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I am. Can we consider it clear for being picked? It looks like the queues are being filled. Daniel Case (talk) 06:14, 16 February 2015 (UTC)