Template:Did you know nominations/Hollinwell incident

Hollinwell incident

 * ... that hundreds of children collapsed at a marching band competition because they might have suffered from poisoning or mass hysteria?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Micheal Anaba
 * Comment: This is set to feature in an episode of Punt PI on Saturday 24 August (10am GMT) so timing it for then would be great.

Created by Violetriga (talk). Self nominated at 12:22, 17 August 2013 (UTC).


 * New enough, no copyright violation, and properly sourced. I am puzzled by the claim that "the estimated number of casualties is around 300". The word "casualties" means people killed or seriously injured in an accident. I am not sure the incident can be described as an accident, and (unless I'm mistaken) these people were neither killed nor seriously injured. The hook is okay, but I think you could make it a bit "hookier", perhaps by mentioning that the witnesses strongly disagree with the official inquiry or otherwise playing the "conspiracy"/"mystery" card. As I said, however, the original hook is fine. Surtsicna (talk) 14:24, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
 * "Casualty" doesn't have to be an accident and can include people who are "badly affected by an event". I will try to come up with some variations on the hook later. violet/riga [talk] 14:53, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
 * ALT1: ... that authorities and witnesses cannot agree what made hundreds of children collapse at a marching band competition?
 * ALT2: ... that mass hysteria and poisoning have both been blamed for hundreds of children collapsing at a marching band competition?
 * ALT3: ... that 259 people were hospitalised because of an incident at a marching band competition?
 * I'm favouring ALT3 at the moment. violet/riga [talk] 16:41, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg All hooks are well-sourced and hooky. My favourite, without a doubt, is ALT1, as it's loaded with the element of mystery and would certainly make readers want to find out more. The final decision should be yours, of course. Surtsicna (talk) 18:06, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks - I'm happy for any of the ALTs to be used at the discretion of the person promoting this to prep. violet/riga [talk] 19:30, 18 August 2013 (UTC)