Template:Did you know nominations/Ice Bucket Challenge


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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 13:52, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

Ice Bucket Challenge

 * ... that due to the viral meme "the Ice Bucket Challenge" (pictured), the ALS Association received over $41.8 million in donations since mid-2014?
 * Comment: The hook is rather wordy, I'm open to suggestions for how to improve it.
 * Comment: The hook is rather wordy, I'm open to suggestions for how to improve it.

Created by Jinkinson (talk). Nominated by 3family6 (talk) at 14:15, 19 August 2014 (UTC).


 * ALT 1 ... that the Ice Bucket Challenge (pictured) raised over 15.6 million dollars for the ALS Association within a 21-day period, 800% more than was raised in within the same time frame of the previous year?
 * Symbol question.svg At its current state, there are still quite a few uncited statements in this article, and the concerns surrounding the relevance of having the list of nominees in the article. I would pass it if these were addressed. ViperSnake151   Talk  19:54, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
 * The list of participants was moved to a stand-alone article, so that issue should be taken care of. I'll get on the lack of referencing.-- &iquest;3fam  ily6  contribs 21:07, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg 9 x 1.8 = 16.2 > 15.6. Find another hook. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:10, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
 * The article apparently has undergone a lot of revisions since I nominated it. I'm updating the hook to per the revised article. The sourcing of the article seems better now, though it needs some expansion in some areas, which I will address if no-one else does in the meantime.-- &iquest;3fam  ily6  contribs 15:55, 22 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Article new enough (created 13 August), long enough (8,699 characters), mostly referenced (getting there). Hook verified. Image fine, appropriately licensed by Commons. Good to go. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:22, 28 August 2014 (UTC)