Template:Did you know nominations/Hanging Sword Alley


 * 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) 06:17, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Hanging Sword Alley

 * ... that Hanging Sword Alley (pictured) was also known as "Blood Bowl Alley" after its infamous night life?
 * Reviewed: Catlin Brook
 * Comment: The hook can be verified in the London Encyclopedia. I'll continue to polish the page but need to get it nominated today.

Created by Andrew Davidson (talk) and Ritchie333 (talk). Nominated by Andrew Davidson (talk) at 20:23, 5 January 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol voting keep.svg New enough, long enough, meets core content policies. Hook cited to RS.  Jakob ( talk ) 21:21, 7 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg QPQ still needed. Yoninah (talk) 22:22, 7 January 2018 (UTC)

The QPQ has been done. It was interesting that there were very few nominations waiting for a review as I'm used to there being more choice. Andrew D. (talk) 22:26, 7 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg QPQ done, thanks. Restoring tick per Jacob Coles' review. Yoninah (talk) 22:51, 7 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Symbol possible vote.svg I have pulled this from prep because the supplied source doesn't support the hook. Gatoclass (talk) 09:56, 19 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Pinging, . Gatoclass (talk) 10:38, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
 * I'll try to get back to this this weekend. There's a London Wikimeet tomorrow and so I might look in on the alley, as it's nearby.  Andrew D. (talk) 11:15, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
 * No source applied in 2 weeks time. Symbol delete vote.svg &mdash; Coffee //  have a ☕️ //  beans  // 13:41, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
 * It has been a busy couple of weeks and people have been chasing for action on other DYKs. I'll get to this one this weekend. Andrew D. (talk) 13:51, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

I've made another pass through this, expanding and adjusting the article. I'm not quite understanding the objection which was made by but here's an ALT which should be uncontroversial. Please take another look.


 * ALT1 ... that Hanging Sword Alley (pictured) wound through the infamous rookeries of Alsatia and was named after the sign of a fencing school?


 * This is supported by the quote from Walter Bell's Fleet Street in Seven Centuries and the entry in the London Encyclopedia. Andrew D. (talk) 00:59, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Considering the objection appeared to be more on technical grounds (the hook apparently wasn't supported by the source), and this new hook is supported by sources (AGF), I suppose this is good to go. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 04:29, 2 March 2018 (UTC)