Template:Did you know nominations/Graham Chapman


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:31, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

Graham Chapman

 * ... that Graham Chapman gave up a career as a doctor to pursue one in comedy?


 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sherry Thomas

Improved to Good Article status by Ritchie333 (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 21:01, 14 June 2015 (UTC).


 * Right, right, stop that, stop that ... this started off as a perfectly good DYK nomination, but it's not silly enough. So, how about....


 * ALT1 ... that, celebrating Graham Chapman life, John Cleese became the first person at a British memorial service to say "fuck"?
 * ALT2 ... that Graham Chapman was a member of the Dangerous Sports Club and wanted to perform a bungee jump with them?
 * ALT3 ... that Graham Chapman was one of the first celebrities to come out of the closet in Britain and financially supported Gay News? Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  11:46, 15 June 2015 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry, but I don't care if the source is the Queen of England -- ALT1 defies common sense. There are lots of great potential hooks here, so let's all contribute our favorites, then vote.
 * ALT4 ... that Terry Jones called Graham Chapman`s death, just before the 20th anniversary of the television debut of Monty Python's Flying Circus, "the worst case of party-pooping in all history"?
 * (Not necessarily my favorite, but a start after a quick look over the article. Great work, Ritchie! Also, I think an image would be a good idea. ) EEng (talk) 06:04, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I struck ALT1. See here. M AN d ARAX  •  XAЯA b ИA M  23:04, 16 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Hey, isn't this still Wiki LGBTXYZ month? If so we should really try to use the gay angle in the hook. EEng (talk) 23:35, 16 June 2015 (UTC) Not that there's anything wrong with that.
 * ALT5 ... that Graham Chapman did not mind when he was filmed fully nude in front of a crowd, but the female Muslim extras did? EEng (talk) 05:52, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
 * ALT6 ... that
 * ALT7 ... that
 * ALT8 ... that
 * ALT9 ... that

Passing, with AGF to book sources for main hook, and ALTs 2-5. The article has indeed been promoted to GA status (on 13 June). Mjroots (talk) 15:14, 19 June 2015 (UTC)