Template:Did you know nominations/I Admit (R. Kelly song)


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:25, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

I Admit (R. Kelly song)

 * ... that R. Kelly makes no criminal admissions in his 19-minute song "I Admit"?
 * ALT1: ... that R. Kelly repeats the lyric "I admit it, I did it" but makes no criminal admissions in his 19-minute song "I Admit"?
 * ALT2: ... that critics described R. Kelly's 19-minute song "I Admit" as an act of trolling because it contains no criminal admissions?
 * ALT3: ... that critics described R. Kelly's 19-minute song "I Admit" as an act of trolling because it repeats the lyric "I admit it, I did it", but contains no criminal admissions?
 * ALT4: ... that in his 19-minute song "I Admit", R. Kelly makes no criminal admissions?
 * ALT5: ... that in his 19-minute song "I Admit", R. Kelly repeats the lyric "I admit it, I did it", but makes no criminal admissions?
 * ALT6: ... that the 19-minute song "I Admit" contains no criminal admissions?
 * ALT7: ... that the 19-minute song "I Admit" repeats the lyric "I admit it, I did it", but contains no criminal admissions?
 * Reviewed: This is my first DYK nomination, and is exempt from QPQ.
 * Comment: Sources:
 * "I Admit" is a 19-minute song by American singer R. Kelly.
 * Despite the song's title and Kelly's repetition of the lyric "I admit it, I did it" in the chorus, "I Admit" does not contain any criminal admissions.
 * Several reviewers characterized "I Admit" as an act of trolling, since the name of the song overstates the magnitude of the admissions contained within the lyrics.
 * Elyse Wanshel of HuffPost noted similarities between this song and If I Did It, a book by O. J. Simpson that contains a hypothetical description of the alleged murder in Simpson's murder case.

Improved to Good Article status by Newslinger (talk). Self-nominated at 03:06, 24 March 2019 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Good article, in time, long enough, sourced, inline hook citations check out, QPQ not needed. --Usernameunique (talk) 18:59, 24 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Hi, I came by to promote this. While you've provided a lot of alts basically saying the same thing, I think you're assuming that most readers know about Kelly's background and can therefore understand/appreciate these hooks. Personally, I've never heard of him. I think you would do better by adding more background to the hooks, like that while admitting to X, Y, and Z in his song "I Admit", R. Kelly makes no criminal admissions, or that in response to the song "I Admit", R. Kelly's ex-wife sang her own song, "Admit It", or that a critic compared the song to O. J. Simpson's book (this last one will for sure draw readers). Yoninah (talk) 23:08, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi, I tried to stay away from specific details related to Kelly's sex scandals and allegations, since WP:DYKHOOK advises against "hooks that focus unduly on negative aspects of living individuals" and Kelly's sexual abuse trials are still ongoing. I provided all of these alts to let the reviewer include as much information as they are comfortable with, while still adhering to this rule. However, the hook ended up being less controversial than I had expected. Thanks for suggesting the inclusion of If I Did It. Here is an alt that hopefully gives more of what you're looking for:
 * ALT8:... that R. Kelly's 19-minute song "I Admit", which contains no criminal admissions, was described as an act of trolling and compared to O. J. Simpson's book If I Did It?
 * I've added a new supporting source to the list of sources above. —  Newslinger  talk   08:01, 29 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Thank you, ALT8 looks very good. Since I suggested something along those lines, pinging to review ALT8. Yoninah (talk) 18:50, 29 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg	Thanks and . ALT8 checks out with inline citations. --Usernameunique (talk) 20:18, 29 April 2019 (UTC)